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Where Were the Planets on November 18, 1956?

Quick Answer

On November 18, 1956, the Sun was in Scorpio (26°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

The Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus was the day's main event. Mercury moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 18, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°00' Taurus at midnight UTC to 6°00' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 18, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°08'13" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1956	Nov 22, 1956 into Sagittarius
Moon	28°58'43" Taurus	Direct	Nov 16, 1956	Nov 18, 1956 into Gemini
Mercury	29°21'53" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 31, 1956	Nov 18, 1956 into Sagittarius
Venus	21°22'36" Libra	Direct	Oct 31, 1956	Nov 25, 1956 into Scorpio
Mars	21°54'13" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	26°49'11" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	4°16'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°58'24" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	1°05'56" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	0°24'27" Virgo	Direct	Oct 20, 1956	Jan 15, 1957 into Leo
North Node	29°00'50" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on November 18, 1956

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 18, 06:47 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Taurus	25°56' Taurus
Nov 18, 13:44 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Nov 18, 21:42 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on November 18, 1956?

The Sun, Mercury and Neptune were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over.

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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