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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1957?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1957, the Sun was in Aries (27°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°02' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 12°17' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°12'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1957	Apr 20, 1957 into Taurus
Moon	5°43'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 17, 1957	Apr 19, 1957 into Capricorn
Mercury	16°31'33" Taurus	Direct	Apr 4, 1957	Jun 12, 1957 into Gemini
Venus	27°57'56" Aries	Direct	Mar 25, 1957	Apr 19, 1957 into Taurus
Mars	19°14'08" Gemini	Direct	Mar 17, 1957	May 4, 1957 into Cancer
Jupiter	23°18'55" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	13°49'17" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	2°53'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	1°20'45" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	28°02'39" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	21°04'15" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on April 17, 1957

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 01:42 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Apr 17, 13:31 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine

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