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Where Were the Planets on March 12, 1957?

Quick Answer

On March 12, 1957, the Sun was in Pisces (21°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (82% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 12, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°47' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°29' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 12, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°39'21" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1957	Mar 20, 1957 into Aries
Moon	1°06'19" Leo	Direct	Mar 12, 1957	Mar 14, 1957 into Virgo
Mercury	14°05'14" Pisces	Direct	Mar 4, 1957	Mar 20, 1957 into Aries
Venus	13°15'57" Pisces	Direct	Mar 1, 1957	Mar 25, 1957 into Aries
Mars	26°36'47" Taurus	Direct	Jan 28, 1957	Mar 17, 1957 into Gemini
Jupiter	27°33'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	14°11'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°13'42" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°12'58" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	28°40'05" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	22°58'37" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on March 12, 1957

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 12, 10:11 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Mar 12, 13:27 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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