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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1957?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1957, the Sun was in Pisces (17°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (40% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°53' Taurus at midnight UTC to 12°01' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°39'41" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1957	Mar 20, 1957 into Aries
Moon	5°25'11" Gemini	Direct	Mar 8, 1957	Mar 10, 1957 into Cancer
Mercury	6°54'35" Pisces	Direct	Mar 4, 1957	Mar 20, 1957 into Aries
Venus	8°16'53" Pisces	Direct	Mar 1, 1957	Mar 25, 1957 into Aries
Mars	24°06'16" Taurus	Direct	Jan 28, 1957	Mar 17, 1957 into Gemini
Jupiter	28°04'26" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	14°06'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°19'55" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°17'20" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	28°45'38" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	23°11'20" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on March 8, 1957

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 02:03 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on March 8, 1957?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces several times over. Mercury and Venus sat 1 degrees apart in Pisces, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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