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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1956?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1956, the Sun was in Libra (24°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°18' Pisces at midnight UTC to 3°55' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°05'37" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1956	Oct 23, 1956 into Scorpio
Moon	27°35'02" Pisces	Direct	Oct 15, 1956	Oct 17, 1956 into Aries
Mercury	7°32'05" Libra	Direct	Oct 11, 1956	Oct 31, 1956 into Scorpio
Venus	13°04'52" Virgo	Direct	Oct 6, 1956	Oct 31, 1956 into Libra
Mars	13°29'08" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	21°06'25" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	0°41'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°41'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	29°55'36" Libra	Direct	Mar 11, 1956	Oct 19, 1956 into Scorpio
Pluto	29°56'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°42'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 17, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 16:35 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Oct 17, 21:04 UTC	Venus opposite Mars	Exact opposition

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