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Where Were the Planets on October 11, 1955?

Quick Answer

On October 11, 1955, the Sun was in Libra (17°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (20% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 11, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°59' Leo at midnight UTC to 1°34' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 11, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°23'38" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1955	Oct 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Moon	24°48'22" Leo	Direct	Oct 9, 1955	Oct 11, 1955 into Virgo
Mercury	22°32'45" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 1, 1955	Nov 8, 1955 into Scorpio
Venus	28°05'47" Libra	Direct	Sep 18, 1955	Oct 13, 1955 into Scorpio
Mars	28°44'17" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1955	Oct 13, 1955 into Libra
Jupiter	25°01'31" Leo	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Nov 17, 1955 into Virgo
Saturn	19°36'14" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	1°59'03" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	27°34'41" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	27°59'53" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°24'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 11, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 11, 01:43 UTC	Venus conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Oct 11, 10:04 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Oct 11, 21:11 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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