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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1956?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1956, the Sun was in Leo (16°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (13% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury met Jupiter in Virgo. Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching. Neptune sextiled Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°42' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°58' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°51'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1956	Aug 23, 1956 into Virgo
Moon	28°54'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 7, 1956	Aug 9, 1956 into Libra
Mercury	6°12'03" Virgo	Direct	Aug 5, 1956	Aug 26, 1956 into Libra
Venus	3°25'13" Cancer	Direct	Aug 4, 1956	Sep 8, 1956 into Leo
Mars	23°38'59" Pisces	Stationing retrograde	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	6°28'22" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	26°14'34" Scorpio	Direct	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	3°31'50" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	27°54'03" Libra	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	27°54'25" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°21'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 9, 1956

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 02:25 UTC	Neptune sextile Pluto	A sextile that has hung in the background since the 1940s, tying collective ideals to slow transformation.
Aug 9, 13:50 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 9, 16:37 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Born on August 9, 1956?

The Sun, Uranus and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. Mercury and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Virgo, 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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