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Where Were the Planets on February 21, 1957?

Quick Answer

On February 21, 1957, the Sun was in Pisces (2°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 21, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°03' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°45' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 21, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°36'16" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1957	Mar 20, 1957 into Aries
Moon	2°27'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 21, 1957	Feb 23, 1957 into Capricorn
Mercury	12°33'32" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 12, 1957	Mar 4, 1957 into Pisces
Venus	19°33'43" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 5, 1957	Mar 1, 1957 into Pisces
Mars	14°43'55" Taurus	Direct	Jan 28, 1957	Mar 17, 1957 into Gemini
Jupiter	29°48'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	13°32'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°48'59" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°29'53" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	29°07'41" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	23°58'59" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on February 21, 1957

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 21, 07:22 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Feb 21, 09:29 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine
Feb 21, 12:19 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	2°37' Sagittarius

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