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May 8, 1956

Waning Crescent in Aries · 5% lit · enters Taurus 11:24 pm ET

Daily WeatherAries · waning 5%

Tuesday, May 8, 1956

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Moon in Aries · waning 5% · Saturn ℞ in Sagittarius · two planets retrograde

11:24 pm ET · 0°00′ Taurus

Moon enters Taurus

A stay of roughly two and a half days begins in Taurus.

  • applying☉ □ ♃exact Sun 2:52 am ET
  • separating♀ △ ♆exact Sat 9:49 pm ET

A change of emotional key — you may notice moods traveling differently through the next two days.

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Positions

  • Sun18°02′ Taurus
  • Moon23°43′ Aries
  • Mercury7°28′ Gemini
  • Venus0°24′ Cancer
  • Mars14°53′ Aquarius
  • Jupiter22°10′ Leo
  • Saturn℞︎0°24′ Sagittarius
  • Uranus28°42′ Cancer
  • Neptune℞︎28°32′ Libra
  • Pluto26°06′ Leo
  • North Node8°13′ Sagittarius

Saturn & Neptune retrograde

Active aspects

  • Uranus square Neptune0.2° orb
  • Moon trine Jupiter1.6° orb
  • Saturn trine Uranus1.7° orb
  • Venus trine Neptune1.9° orb
  • Moon trine Pluto2.4° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto2.4° orb
  • Sun square Mars3.1° orb
  • Jupiter conjunction Pluto3.9° orb
  • Sun square Jupiter4.1° orb
  • Venus sextile Pluto4.3° orb
  • Saturn square Pluto4.3° orb
  • Moon opposition Neptune4.8° orb
  • Moon square Uranus5.0° orb

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