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Where Were the Planets on October 15, 1956?

Quick Answer

On October 15, 1956, the Sun was in Libra (22°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (83% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 15, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°46' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 8°55' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 15, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°06'35" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1956	Oct 23, 1956 into Scorpio
Moon	2°49'37" Pisces	Direct	Oct 15, 1956	Oct 17, 1956 into Aries
Mercury	4°44'52" Libra	Direct	Oct 11, 1956	Oct 31, 1956 into Scorpio
Venus	10°45'18" Virgo	Direct	Oct 6, 1956	Oct 31, 1956 into Libra
Mars	13°19'31" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	20°42'35" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	0°29'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°38'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	29°51'08" Libra	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	29°53'57" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°48'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 15, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 15, 06:24 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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