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Where Were the Planets on October 11, 1956?

Quick Answer

On October 11, 1956, the Sun was in Libra (18°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 11, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°07' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 21°01' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 11, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°08'51" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1956	Oct 23, 1956 into Scorpio
Moon	15°05'11" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Oct 12, 1956 into Aquarius
Mercury	0°10'15" Libra	Direct	Oct 11, 1956	Oct 31, 1956 into Scorpio
Venus	6°07'58" Virgo	Direct	Oct 6, 1956	Oct 31, 1956 into Libra
Mars	13°09'40" Pisces	Stationing retrograde	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	19°54'17" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	0°05'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°31'57" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	29°42'17" Libra	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	29°48'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°01'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 11, 1956

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 11, 07:31 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 11, 09:29 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Oct 11, 18:44 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Capricorn	18°25' Capricorn

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