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Where Were the Planets on October 4, 1956?

Quick Answer

On October 4, 1956, the Sun was in Libra (11°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 4, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°19' Libra at midnight UTC to 22°21' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 4, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°13'58" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1956	Oct 23, 1956 into Scorpio
Moon	15°22'49" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1956	Oct 5, 1956 into Scorpio
Mercury	27°22'51" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 29, 1956	Oct 11, 1956 into Libra
Venus	28°09'00" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1956	Oct 6, 1956 into Virgo
Mars	13°23'25" Pisces	Retrograde	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	18°27'58" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	29°25'13" Scorpio	Direct	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	6°18'57" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	29°27'01" Libra	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	29°38'03" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°23'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 4, 1956

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 4, 04:25 UTC	New Moon in Libra	10°55' Libra

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