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Where Were the Planets on October 2, 1958?

Quick Answer

On October 2, 1958, the Sun was in Libra (8°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (82% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 2, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°38' Taurus at midnight UTC to 4°33' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 2, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°47'02" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1958	Oct 23, 1958 into Scorpio
Moon	28°35'22" Taurus	Direct	Sep 30, 1958	Oct 2, 1958 into Gemini
Mercury	6°24'53" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 1958	Oct 16, 1958 into Scorpio
Venus	28°30'28" Virgo	Direct	Sep 9, 1958	Oct 3, 1958 into Libra
Mars	2°04'50" Gemini	Direct	Sep 21, 1958	Oct 28, 1958 into Taurus
Jupiter	4°53'59" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	20°19'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	15°13'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	3°34'04" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°13'14" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°50'47" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 2, 1958

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 2, 14:50 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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Jupiter and Neptune sat 1 degrees 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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