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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1957?

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On April 16, 1957, the Sun was in Aries (26°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% 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 16, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°22' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 29°01' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1957
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°13'40" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon22°15'28" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury15°42'55" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus26°43'42" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars18°36'26" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter23°24'23" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Saturn13°51'33" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus2°52'52" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune1°22'23" ScorpioRetrograde into Libra
Pluto28°03'17" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node21°07'25" ScorpioDirect into Libra

Sky Events on April 16, 1957

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on April 16, 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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