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Where Were the Planets on December 25, 1956?

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On December 25, 1956, the Sun was in Capricorn (3°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (38% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 25, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°28' Libra at midnight UTC to 23°52' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 25, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun3°41'34" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon17°13'08" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury23°31'13" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus7°05'59" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars10°01'55" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter1°03'04" LibraDirect into Virgo
Saturn8°35'23" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus6°11'27" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune2°09'54" ScorpioDirect into Libra
Pluto0°19'18" VirgoRetrograde into Leo
North Node27°03'16" ScorpioDirect into Libra

Sky Events on December 25, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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Venus and Saturn sat 1 degrees 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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