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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 1957?

Quick Answer

On October 5, 1957, the Sun was in Libra (11°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 5, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°52' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 10°42' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°58'45" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1957	Oct 23, 1957 into Scorpio
Moon	4°47'54" Pisces	Direct	Oct 5, 1957	Oct 7, 1957 into Aries
Mercury	28°21'59" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 1957	Oct 6, 1957 into Libra
Venus	24°46'19" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 14, 1957	Oct 10, 1957 into Sagittarius
Mars	7°20'29" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1957	Nov 8, 1957 into Scorpio
Jupiter	12°06'31" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	9°58'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°51'00" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	1°34'44" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°28'06" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1957	Apr 11, 1958 into Leo
North Node	12°00'56" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on October 5, 1957

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 5, 02:17 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Oct 5, 16:02 UTC	The Sun conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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