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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 1955?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 1955, the Sun was in Libra (29°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°16' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 0°13' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°18'22" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1955	Oct 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Moon	24°13'42" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 21, 1955	Oct 23, 1955 into Aquarius
Mercury	13°12'16" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Sep 1, 1955	Nov 8, 1955 into Scorpio
Venus	13°03'41" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 13, 1955	Nov 6, 1955 into Sagittarius
Mars	6°25'40" Libra	Direct	Oct 13, 1955	Nov 29, 1955 into Scorpio
Jupiter	26°57'16" Leo	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Nov 17, 1955 into Virgo
Saturn	20°55'51" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	2°13'15" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	28°01'30" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	28°14'49" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	19°46'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 23, 1955

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 23:05 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Capricorn	29°46' Capricorn
Oct 23, 23:32 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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