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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 1958?

Quick Answer

On October 5, 1958, the Sun was in Libra (11°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (56% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 5, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°57' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°33' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°44'18" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1958	Oct 23, 1958 into Scorpio
Moon	5°13'34" Cancer	Direct	Oct 5, 1958	Oct 7, 1958 into Leo
Mercury	11°43'20" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 1958	Oct 16, 1958 into Scorpio
Venus	2°14'54" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1958	Oct 27, 1958 into Scorpio
Mars	2°21'29" Gemini	Direct	Sep 21, 1958	Oct 28, 1958 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°31'22" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	20°30'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	15°21'03" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	3°40'21" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°18'14" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°41'15" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 5, 1958

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 5, 02:00 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Oct 5, 12:30 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Oct 5, 14:14 UTC	Venus trine Mars	Exact trine

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