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Where Were the Planets on October 31, 1956?

Quick Answer

On October 31, 1956, the Sun was in Scorpio (8°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Scorpio. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork. Venus moved from Virgo into Libra. Mercury sextiled Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 31, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°23' Libra at midnight UTC to 17°15' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 31, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°02'48" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1956	Nov 22, 1956 into Sagittarius
Moon	10°21'18" Libra	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	Nov 1, 1956 into Scorpio
Mercury	0°15'21" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 31, 1956	Nov 18, 1956 into Sagittarius
Venus	29°37'07" Virgo	Direct	Oct 6, 1956	Oct 31, 1956 into Libra
Mars	15°56'13" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	23°46'27" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	2°11'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°55'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°26'56" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	0°12'11" Virgo	Direct	Oct 20, 1956	Jan 15, 1957 into Leo
North Node	29°58'01" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on October 31, 1956

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 31, 08:18 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 31, 11:13 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Penetrating focus. Good for investigation and frank talks.
Oct 31, 14:51 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.
Oct 31, 19:39 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on October 31, 1956?

The Sun, Mercury and Neptune were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over. Mercury and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Scorpio, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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