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Where Were the Planets on October 6, 1958?

Quick Answer

On October 6, 1958, the Sun was in Libra (12°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 6, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°34' Cancer at midnight UTC to 24°32' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 6, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°43'28" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1958	Oct 23, 1958 into Scorpio
Moon	18°00'59" Cancer	Direct	Oct 5, 1958	Oct 7, 1958 into Leo
Mercury	13°27'58" Libra	Direct	Sep 28, 1958	Oct 16, 1958 into Scorpio
Venus	3°29'46" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1958	Oct 27, 1958 into Scorpio
Mars	2°25'21" Gemini	Direct	Sep 21, 1958	Oct 28, 1958 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°43'55" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	20°34'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	15°23'27" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	3°42'28" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°19'53" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°38'04" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 6, 1958

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 6, 01:20 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	12°17' Cancer

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