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Where Were the Planets on October 13, 1955?

Quick Answer

On October 13, 1955, the Sun was in Libra (19°22' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 13, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°00' Virgo at midnight UTC to 28°13' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 13, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°22'25" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1955	Oct 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Moon	21°39'06" Virgo	Direct	Oct 11, 1955	Oct 14, 1955 into Libra
Mercury	20°10'02" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 1, 1955	Nov 8, 1955 into Scorpio
Venus	0°35'24" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 13, 1955	Nov 6, 1955 into Sagittarius
Mars	0°01'06" Libra	Direct	Oct 13, 1955	Nov 29, 1955 into Scorpio
Jupiter	25°21'49" Leo	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Nov 17, 1955 into Virgo
Saturn	19°49'09" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	2°01'56" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	27°39'07" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	28°02'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	20°18'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 13, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 13, 00:38 UTC	Venus enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 13, 11:18 UTC	Mars enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 13, 20:40 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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