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Where Were the Planets on October 26, 1956?

Quick Answer

On October 26, 1956, the Sun was in Scorpio (3°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 26, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°39' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°49' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 26, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°03'00" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1956	Nov 22, 1956 into Sagittarius
Moon	29°44'06" Cancer	Direct	Oct 24, 1956	Oct 26, 1956 into Leo
Mercury	21°54'32" Libra	Direct	Oct 11, 1956	Oct 31, 1956 into Scorpio
Venus	23°39'55" Virgo	Direct	Oct 6, 1956	Oct 31, 1956 into Libra
Mars	14°48'35" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	22°50'48" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	1°38'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°51'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°15'46" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	0°07'10" Virgo	Direct	Oct 20, 1956	Jan 15, 1957 into Leo
North Node	0°13'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 26, 1956

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 26, 12:26 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Oct 26, 18:02 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Leo	3°18' Leo

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