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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 1957?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 1957, the Sun was in Aries (11°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°57' Aries at midnight UTC to 0°25' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°29'46" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1957	Apr 20, 1957 into Taurus
Moon	24°10'06" Aries	Direct	Mar 30, 1957	Apr 1, 1957 into Taurus
Mercury	23°28'30" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1957	Apr 4, 1957 into Taurus
Venus	8°08'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 25, 1957	Apr 19, 1957 into Taurus
Mars	9°10'34" Gemini	Direct	Mar 17, 1957	May 4, 1957 into Cancer
Jupiter	25°01'08" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	14°14'52" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	2°53'57" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	1°46'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	28°15'56" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	21°55'05" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on April 1, 1957

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 23:10 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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