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Where Were the Planets on April 7, 1956?

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On April 7, 1956, the Sun was in Aries (17°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (14% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 7, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°36' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 10°09' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 7, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun17°38'35" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon3°50'47" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury19°05'49" AriesDirect into Taurus
Venus3°15'53" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars25°11'37" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter21°38'42" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn2°14'50" SagittariusRetrograde into Scorpio
Uranus28°13'06" CancerDirect into Leo
Neptune29°22'08" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Pluto26°18'46" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node10°55'42" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 7, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters PiscesLeaves Aquarius

Born on April 7, 1956?

The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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