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Where Were the Planets on November 22, 1956?

Quick Answer

On November 22, 1956, the Sun was in Sagittarius (0°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

The Sun entered Sagittarius, and Sagittarius season began. The Sun squared Pluto. Pressure from people who want control, and power struggles that are hard to walk away from.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 22, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°04' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°29' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 22, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°10'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1956	Dec 21, 1956 into Capricorn
Moon	26°17'44" Cancer	Direct	Nov 20, 1956	Nov 22, 1956 into Leo
Mercury	5°37'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 18, 1956	Dec 8, 1956 into Capricorn
Venus	26°16'05" Libra	Direct	Oct 31, 1956	Nov 25, 1956 into Scorpio
Mars	23°33'15" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	27°25'24" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	4°44'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°56'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	1°14'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	0°25'54" Virgo	Direct	Oct 20, 1956	Jan 15, 1957 into Leo
North Node	28°48'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on November 22, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 22, 07:50 UTC	The Sun enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 22, 18:07 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Pressure from people who want control, and power struggles that are hard to walk away from.
Nov 22, 18:09 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on November 22, 1956?

The Sun, Mercury and Saturn were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Mercury and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, 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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