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Where Were the Planets on August 3, 1956?

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On August 3, 1956, the Sun was in Leo (11°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (13% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury squared Saturn. Worry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 3, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°44' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°26' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 3, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°05'59" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon29°03'24" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury25°58'30" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus29°26'21" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars23°18'26" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter5°13'22" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn26°10'37" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Uranus3°09'58" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune27°48'41" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto27°42'58" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node4°40'47" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 3, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini
Mercury square SaturnWorry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.

Born on August 3, 1956?

The Sun, Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. Mercury 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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