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Where Were the Planets on May 11, 1957?

Quick Answer

On May 11, 1957, the Sun was in Taurus (20°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 11, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°53' Libra at midnight UTC to 26°01' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 11, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°31'11" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1957	May 21, 1957 into Gemini
Moon	18°58'52" Libra	Direct	May 10, 1957	May 12, 1957 into Scorpio
Mercury	12°00'40" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1957	Jun 12, 1957 into Gemini
Venus	27°35'00" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1957	May 13, 1957 into Gemini
Mars	4°18'18" Cancer	Direct	May 4, 1957	Jun 21, 1957 into Leo
Jupiter	21°55'35" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	12°32'21" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°17'37" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°42'13" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	27°55'33" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	19°47'59" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on May 11, 1957

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 11, 18:41 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square

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