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Where Were the Planets on March 23, 1957?

Quick Answer

On March 23, 1957, the Sun was in Aries (2°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 23, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°42' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 11°53' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°35'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1957	Apr 20, 1957 into Taurus
Moon	5°50'06" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 23, 1957	Mar 25, 1957 into Aquarius
Mercury	5°21'26" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1957	Apr 4, 1957 into Taurus
Venus	26°57'21" Pisces	Direct	Mar 1, 1957	Mar 25, 1957 into Aries
Mars	3°31'07" Gemini	Direct	Mar 17, 1957	May 4, 1957 into Cancer
Jupiter	26°08'35" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	14°18'27" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°00'22" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	1°59'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	28°25'56" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	22°23'40" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on March 23, 1957

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 23, 00:33 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Mar 23, 05:05 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	2°18' Capricorn
Mar 23, 21:50 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine

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