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Where Were the Planets on April 7, 1957?

Quick Answer

On April 7, 1957, the Sun was in Aries (17°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 7, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°54' Cancer at midnight UTC to 19°45' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 7, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°24'21" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1957	Apr 20, 1957 into Taurus
Moon	12°48'10" Cancer	Direct	Apr 6, 1957	Apr 8, 1957 into Leo
Mercury	4°18'44" Taurus	Direct	Apr 4, 1957	Jun 12, 1957 into Gemini
Venus	15°34'57" Aries	Direct	Mar 25, 1957	Apr 19, 1957 into Taurus
Mars	12°56'59" Gemini	Direct	Mar 17, 1957	May 4, 1957 into Cancer
Jupiter	24°19'29" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	14°08'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	2°52'04" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	1°36'50" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	28°10'14" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	21°36'01" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on April 7, 1957

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 7, 20:33 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	17°45' Cancer

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