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April 17, 1956

First Quarter Moon in Cancer

27°55′ Cancer · 6:28 pm ET

First Quarter in Cancer · 47% lit · enters Leo 10:00 pm ET

Daily WeatherCancer · waxing 47%

Tuesday, April 17, 1956

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Moon in Cancer · waxing 47% · Saturn ℞ in Sagittarius · three planets retrograde

7:58 am ET · 21°29′ Leo

Jupiter stations direct

The retrograde closes — forward motion resumes from 21°29′ Leo.

  • 12:29 pm ET♂ ⚹ ♄exact · 1°45′ Aquarius
  • 6:28 pm ETFirst Quarter Moon · 27°55′ Cancer
  • 10:00 pm ET☽Moon enters Leo
  • applying☉ □ ♅exact Wed 3:44 am ET
  • applying☉ ☍ ♆exact Wed 10:27 pm ET

A day of release — you may feel something long-stalled loosen and begin to move on its own.

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Positions

  • Sun27°38′ Aries
  • Moon23°49′ Cancer
  • Mercury10°07′ Taurus
  • Venus13°13′ Gemini
  • Mars1°43′ Aquarius
  • Jupiter21°29′ Leo
  • Saturn℞︎1°45′ Sagittarius
  • Uranus28°17′ Cancer
  • Neptune℞︎29°06′ Libra
  • Pluto℞︎26°11′ Leo
  • North Node8°54′ Sagittarius

Saturn, Neptune & Pluto retrograde

Active aspects

  • Mars sextile Saturn0.0° orb
  • Sun square Uranus0.7° orb
  • Uranus square Neptune0.8° orb
  • Sun trine Pluto1.4° orb
  • Sun opposition Neptune1.5° orb
  • Mars square Neptune2.6° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto2.9° orb
  • Mars opposition Uranus3.4° orb
  • Saturn trine Uranus3.5° orb
  • Sun square Moon3.8° orb
  • Sun square Mars4.1° orb
  • Moon conjunction Uranus4.5° orb
  • Jupiter conjunction Pluto4.7° orb

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