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Where Were the Planets on April 21, 1957?

Quick Answer

On April 21, 1957, the Sun was in Taurus (1°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 21, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°59' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 2°02' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 21, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°06'37" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1957	May 21, 1957 into Gemini
Moon	26°02'45" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 19, 1957	Apr 21, 1957 into Aquarius
Mercury	18°46'34" Taurus	Direct	Apr 4, 1957	Jun 12, 1957 into Gemini
Venus	2°54'42" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1957	May 13, 1957 into Gemini
Mars	21°44'54" Gemini	Direct	Mar 17, 1957	May 4, 1957 into Cancer
Jupiter	22°58'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	13°39'21" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	2°55'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	1°14'12" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	28°00'21" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	20°51'32" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on April 21, 1957

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 21, 12:10 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square
Apr 21, 15:02 UTC	The Sun opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Apr 21, 19:53 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 21, 23:01 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	1°33' Aquarius

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