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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 1964?

Quick Answer

On October 5, 1964, the Sun was in Libra (12°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 5, 1964. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°28' Libra at midnight UTC to 16°36' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 1964
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°16'13" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1964	Oct 23, 1964 into Scorpio
Moon	10°04'53" Libra	Direct	Oct 4, 1964	Oct 7, 1964 into Scorpio
Mercury	4°27'14" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1964	Oct 20, 1964 into Scorpio
Venus	29°42'26" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1964	Oct 5, 1964 into Virgo
Mars	12°15'21" Leo	Direct	Sep 15, 1964	Nov 6, 1964 into Virgo
Jupiter	25°24'55" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 12, 1964	Apr 22, 1965 into Gemini
Saturn	28°57'56" Aquarius	Retrograde	Sep 16, 1964	Dec 16, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	12°25'26" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	16°17'36" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	14°58'43" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°36'46" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 5, 1964

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 5, 11:08 UTC	The Sun sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Oct 5, 16:20 UTC	New Moon in Libra	12°27' Libra
Oct 5, 18:10 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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