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Where Were the Planets on March 17, 1957?

Quick Answer

On March 17, 1957, the Sun was in Pisces (26°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 17, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°41' Libra at midnight UTC to 23°17' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 17, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°38'07" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1957	Mar 20, 1957 into Aries
Moon	16°02'56" Libra	Direct	Mar 16, 1957	Mar 18, 1957 into Scorpio
Mercury	23°29'30" Pisces	Direct	Mar 4, 1957	Mar 20, 1957 into Aries
Venus	19°29'29" Pisces	Direct	Mar 1, 1957	Mar 25, 1957 into Aries
Mars	29°45'03" Taurus	Direct	Jan 28, 1957	Mar 17, 1957 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°55'08" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	14°16'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°06'55" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°06'58" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	28°33'26" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	22°42'44" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on March 17, 1957

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 17, 18:03 UTC	The Sun opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Mar 17, 21:31 UTC	Mars enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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