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Where Were the Planets on April 29, 1957?

Quick Answer

On April 29, 1957, the Sun was in Taurus (8°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 29, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°40' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°25' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 29, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°53'53" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1957	May 21, 1957 into Gemini
Moon	3°01'38" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1957	May 1, 1957 into Gemini
Mercury	18°39'01" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1957	Jun 12, 1957 into Gemini
Venus	12°47'34" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1957	May 13, 1957 into Gemini
Mars	26°46'22" Gemini	Direct	Mar 17, 1957	May 4, 1957 into Cancer
Jupiter	22°25'03" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	13°15'43" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°01'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	1°01'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	27°57'03" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	20°26'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on April 29, 1957

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 29, 06:17 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 29, 23:54 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	9°23' Taurus

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