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Where Were the Planets on May 4, 1957?

Quick Answer

On May 4, 1957, the Sun was in Taurus (13°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (22% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars moved from Gemini into Cancer.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 4, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°47' Cancer at midnight UTC to 16°37' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 4, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°45'00" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1957	May 21, 1957 into Gemini
Moon	9°41'24" Cancer	Direct	May 3, 1957	May 5, 1957 into Leo
Mercury	16°09'34" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1957	Jun 12, 1957 into Gemini
Venus	18°57'38" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1957	May 13, 1957 into Gemini
Mars	29°54'45" Gemini	Direct	Mar 17, 1957	May 4, 1957 into Cancer
Jupiter	22°09'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	12°58'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°07'27" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°53'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	27°55'55" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	20°10'14" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on May 4, 1957

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 4, 15:20 UTC	Mars enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on May 4, 1957?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over.

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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