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Where Were the Planets on October 9, 1955?

Quick Answer

On October 9, 1955, the Sun was in Libra (15°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (40% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 9, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°18' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°12' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 9, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°25'01" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1955	Oct 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Moon	27°17'15" Cancer	Direct	Oct 7, 1955	Oct 9, 1955 into Leo
Mercury	24°41'50" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 1, 1955	Nov 8, 1955 into Scorpio
Venus	25°36'11" Libra	Direct	Sep 18, 1955	Oct 13, 1955 into Scorpio
Mars	27°27'31" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1955	Oct 13, 1955 into Libra
Jupiter	24°40'50" Leo	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Nov 17, 1955 into Virgo
Saturn	19°23'29" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	1°55'58" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	27°30'17" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	27°57'05" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°30'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 9, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 9, 02:10 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Oct 9, 12:21 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Oct 9, 16:41 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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