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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1957?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1957, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°44' Virgo at midnight UTC to 0°42' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°33'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1957	Feb 18, 1957 into Pisces
Moon	23°16'34" Virgo	Direct	Feb 14, 1957	Feb 16, 1957 into Libra
Mercury	5°18'42" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 12, 1957	Mar 4, 1957 into Pisces
Venus	13°18'59" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 5, 1957	Mar 1, 1957 into Pisces
Mars	11°37'33" Taurus	Direct	Jan 28, 1957	Mar 17, 1957 into Gemini
Jupiter	0°18'13" Libra	Retrograde	Dec 13, 1956	Feb 19, 1957 into Virgo
Saturn	13°16'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	4°00'20" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°32'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	29°15'13" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	24°14'53" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on February 16, 1957

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 11:03 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Feb 16, 22:49 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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