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Where Were the Planets on April 12, 1957?

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On April 12, 1957, the Sun was in Aries (22°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, 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 12, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°38' Virgo at midnight UTC to 2°21' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 12, 1957
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun22°18'46" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon25°00'41" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury11°31'05" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus21°46'39" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars16°05'37" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter23°47'38" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Saturn13°59'47" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus2°51'59" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune1°28'52" ScorpioRetrograde into Libra
Pluto28°06'08" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node21°20'08" ScorpioDirect into Libra

Sky Events on April 12, 1957

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo

Born on April 12, 1957?

The Sun and Venus sat less than a degree 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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