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Where Were the Planets on April 30, 1957?

Quick Answer

On April 30, 1957, the Sun was in Taurus (9°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), 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 30, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°26' Taurus at midnight UTC to 22°25' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 30, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°52'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1957	May 21, 1957 into Gemini
Moon	15°54'15" Taurus	Direct	Apr 29, 1957	May 1, 1957 into Gemini
Mercury	18°15'36" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1957	Jun 12, 1957 into Gemini
Venus	14°01'36" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1957	May 13, 1957 into Gemini
Mars	27°24'03" Gemini	Direct	Mar 17, 1957	May 4, 1957 into Cancer
Jupiter	22°21'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	13°12'26" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°02'44" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°59'31" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	27°56'46" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	20°22'56" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on April 30, 1957

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

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

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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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