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May 16, 1956

First Quarter in Leo · 44% lit

Daily WeatherLeo · waxing 44%

Wednesday, May 16, 1956

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Moon in Leo · waxing 44% · Mercury ℞ in Gemini · three planets retrograde

9:25 pm ET · 26°07′ Taurus–Leo

Sun square Pluto

The friction peaks at exactness, then disperses through the coming days.

  • applying☉ ⚹ ♅exact Sat 11:19 pm ET
  • applying☉ ☍ ♄exact Sun 10:16 am ET
  • applying♂ ☍ ♃exact Tue 11:38 am ET

A day of productive friction — you may feel two pulls sharpening each other rather than canceling.

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Positions

  • Sun25°46′ Taurus
  • Moon18°48′ Leo
  • Mercury℞︎8°41′ Gemini
  • Venus5°04′ Cancer
  • Mars19°45′ Aquarius
  • Jupiter22°45′ Leo
  • Saturn℞︎29°49′ Scorpio
  • Uranus28°58′ Cancer
  • Neptune℞︎28°20′ Libra
  • Pluto26°07′ Leo
  • North Node8°13′ Sagittarius

Mercury, Saturn & Neptune retrograde

Active aspects

  • Sun square Pluto0.4° orb
  • Uranus square Neptune0.6° orb
  • Saturn trine Uranus0.8° orb
  • Moon opposition Mars0.9° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto2.2° orb
  • Mars opposition Jupiter3.0° orb
  • Sun square Jupiter3.0° orb
  • Sun sextile Uranus3.2° orb
  • Jupiter conjunction Pluto3.4° orb
  • Saturn square Pluto3.7° orb
  • Moon conjunction Jupiter4.0° orb
  • Sun opposition Saturn4.0° orb

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