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Where Were the Planets on October 18, 1958?

Quick Answer

On October 18, 1958, the Sun was in Libra (24°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (39% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 18, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°23' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 17°54' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 18, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°36'17" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1958	Oct 23, 1958 into Scorpio
Moon	11°12'34" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1958	Oct 19, 1958 into Aquarius
Mercury	3°25'09" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 16, 1958	Nov 5, 1958 into Sagittarius
Venus	18°29'45" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1958	Oct 27, 1958 into Scorpio
Mars	2°02'37" Gemini	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1958	Oct 28, 1958 into Taurus
Jupiter	8°17'12" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	21°27'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	15°48'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°08'35" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°38'01" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°59'57" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 18, 1958

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 18, 15:16 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Oct 18, 23:10 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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