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Where Were the Planets on October 20, 1956?

Quick Answer

On October 20, 1956, the Sun was in Libra (27°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 20, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°56' Aries at midnight UTC to 13°17' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 20, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°04'26" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1956	Oct 23, 1956 into Scorpio
Moon	6°35'24" Taurus	Direct	Oct 20, 1956	Oct 22, 1956 into Gemini
Mercury	12°05'58" Libra	Direct	Oct 11, 1956	Oct 31, 1956 into Scorpio
Venus	16°35'19" Virgo	Direct	Oct 6, 1956	Oct 31, 1956 into Libra
Mars	13°49'13" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	21°41'45" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	0°59'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°45'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°02'18" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	0°00'19" Virgo	Direct	Oct 20, 1956	Jan 15, 1957 into Leo
North Node	0°32'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 20, 1956

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 20, 00:07 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Oct 20, 05:50 UTC	Pluto enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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