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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1957?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1957, the Sun was in Aries (18°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (57% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°46' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°54' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°23'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1957	Apr 20, 1957 into Taurus
Moon	26°48'32" Cancer	Direct	Apr 6, 1957	Apr 8, 1957 into Leo
Mercury	5°54'35" Taurus	Direct	Apr 4, 1957	Jun 12, 1957 into Gemini
Venus	16°49'20" Aries	Direct	Mar 25, 1957	Apr 19, 1957 into Taurus
Mars	13°34'43" Gemini	Direct	Mar 17, 1957	May 4, 1957 into Cancer
Jupiter	24°12'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	14°06'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	2°51'57" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	1°35'16" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	28°09'22" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	21°32'50" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on April 8, 1957

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 17:24 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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The Sun and Venus sat 2 degrees apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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