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Where Were the Planets on July 19, 1956?

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On July 19, 1956, the Sun was in Cancer (26°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Cancer. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly. Mercury trined Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 19, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°46' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 25°41' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 19, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°45'57" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon19°45'03" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury26°19'33" CancerDirect into Leo
Venus23°05'16" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars20°27'17" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter2°12'32" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn26°16'03" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Uranus2°14'43" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune27°40'11" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto27°15'45" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node5°28'27" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on July 19, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury trine SaturnCareful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
The Sun conjunct MercuryMind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on July 19, 1956?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree 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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