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Where Were the Planets on May 7, 1957?

Quick Answer

On May 7, 1957, the Sun was in Taurus (16°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 7, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°47' Leo at midnight UTC to 29°01' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 7, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°39'16" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1957	May 21, 1957 into Gemini
Moon	21°54'33" Leo	Direct	May 5, 1957	May 8, 1957 into Virgo
Mercury	14°18'12" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1957	Jun 12, 1957 into Gemini
Venus	22°39'28" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1957	May 13, 1957 into Gemini
Mars	1°47'44" Cancer	Direct	May 4, 1957	Jun 21, 1957 into Leo
Jupiter	22°02'33" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	12°47'42" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°11'31" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°48'23" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	27°55'35" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	20°00'42" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on May 7, 1957

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 7, 00:21 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine
May 7, 02:30 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	16°16' Leo

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