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Where Were the Planets on June 5, 1956?

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On June 5, 1956, the Sun was in Gemini (14°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (15% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Neptune 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 June 5, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°25' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°07' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 5, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun14°46'35" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon29°13'13" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury0°21'28" GeminiStationing direct into Cancer
Venus8°34'15" CancerRetrograde into Gemini
Mars1°12'19" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter24°53'32" LeoDirect into Virgo
Saturn28°21'34" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Uranus29°46'39" CancerDirect into Leo
Neptune27°55'59" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Pluto26°17'43" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node7°48'15" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on June 5, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters TaurusLeaves Aries

Born on June 5, 1956?

Jupiter and Pluto sat 1 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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