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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1956?

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On August 23, 1956, the Sun was in Virgo (0°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

The Sun entered Virgo, and Virgo season began. Mercury sextiled Saturn. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°21' Pisces at midnight UTC to 28°42' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun0°18'40" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon22°30'54" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury26°21'04" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus14°46'01" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars22°34'26" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Jupiter9°27'14" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn26°37'12" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Uranus4°21'09" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune28°10'36" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto28°21'43" LeoDirect into Virgo
North Node3°37'15" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 23, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun enters VirgoLeaves Leo
Mercury sextile SaturnCareful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Born on August 23, 1956?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. The Sun and Pluto sat 2 degrees 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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