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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1956?

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On May 31, 1956, the Sun was in Gemini (9°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (63% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Mars squared Saturn. Stop-and-go energy. Blocked plans, frustration, and accidents from haste.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°23' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°25' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun9°59'16" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon25°23'29" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury1°50'09" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Venus9°00'53" CancerStationing retrograde into Gemini
Mars28°24'45" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Jupiter24°16'08" LeoDirect into Virgo
Saturn28°42'57" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Uranus29°32'52" CancerDirect into Leo
Neptune28°01'17" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Pluto26°14'00" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node8°04'08" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on May 31, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 63% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters PiscesLeaves Aquarius
Mars square SaturnStop-and-go energy. Blocked plans, frustration, and accidents from haste.

Born on May 31, 1956?

Jupiter and Pluto sat 2 degrees apart in Leo, 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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