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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 1956?

Quick Answer

On October 5, 1956, the Sun was in Libra (12°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 5, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°21' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°02' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°13'08" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1956	Oct 23, 1956 into Scorpio
Moon	29°15'03" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1956	Oct 5, 1956 into Scorpio
Mercury	27°16'28" Virgo	Stationing direct	Sep 29, 1956	Oct 11, 1956 into Libra
Venus	29°16'53" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1956	Oct 6, 1956 into Virgo
Mars	13°19'02" Pisces	Retrograde	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	18°40'25" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	29°30'45" Scorpio	Direct	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	6°20'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	29°29'10" Libra	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	29°39'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°20'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 5, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 5, 13:18 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 5, 16:28 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Oct 5, 17:19 UTC	Venus square Saturn	Exact square
Oct 5, 20:12 UTC	Venus conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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