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Where Were the Planets on December 28, 1956?

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On December 28, 1956, the Sun was in Capricorn (6°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% 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 28, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°49' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 2°25' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 28, 1956
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun6°45'02" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon26°09'21" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury26°01'04" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus10°50'19" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars11°42'23" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter1°14'26" LibraDirect into Virgo
Saturn8°55'16" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus6°05'05" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune2°13'37" ScorpioDirect into Libra
Pluto0°17'08" VirgoRetrograde into Leo
North Node26°53'44" ScorpioDirect into Libra

Sky Events on December 28, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on December 28, 1956?

Venus and Saturn sat 2 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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