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Where Were the Planets on July 18, 1956?

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On July 18, 1956, the Sun was in Cancer (25°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (83% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

The Sun trined Saturn. Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 18, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°42' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 13°45' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 18, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°48'42" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon7°45'34" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury24°11'23" CancerDirect into Leo
Venus22°54'03" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars20°10'32" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter2°00'53" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn26°17'10" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Uranus2°11'02" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune27°39'52" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto27°14'01" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node5°31'38" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 18, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun trine SaturnSteady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.

Born on July 18, 1956?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Cancer, 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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