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Where Were the Planets on October 10, 1956?

Quick Answer

On October 10, 1956, the Sun was in Libra (17°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (38% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 10, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°04' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 9°06' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 10, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°09'29" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1956	Oct 23, 1956 into Scorpio
Moon	3°07'09" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Oct 12, 1956 into Aquarius
Mercury	29°18'27" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1956	Oct 11, 1956 into Libra
Venus	4°59'02" Virgo	Direct	Oct 6, 1956	Oct 31, 1956 into Libra
Mars	13°09'12" Pisces	Stationing retrograde	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	19°42'05" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	29°59'13" Scorpio	Direct	May 14, 1956	Oct 10, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	6°30'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	29°40'04" Libra	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	29°47'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°04'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 10, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 10, 05:47 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Oct 10, 15:13 UTC	Saturn enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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