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Where Were the Planets on May 13, 1957?

Quick Answer

On May 13, 1957, the Sun was in Taurus (22°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 13, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°58' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 23°40' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 13, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°26'58" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1957	May 21, 1957 into Gemini
Moon	16°51'42" Scorpio	Direct	May 12, 1957	May 14, 1957 into Sagittarius
Mercury	11°06'51" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1957	Jun 12, 1957 into Gemini
Venus	0°02'40" Gemini	Direct	May 13, 1957	Jun 6, 1957 into Cancer
Mars	5°33'32" Cancer	Direct	May 4, 1957	Jun 21, 1957 into Leo
Jupiter	21°53'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	12°24'23" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°20'57" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°39'12" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	27°55'42" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	19°41'38" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on May 13, 1957

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 13, 11:08 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 13, 22:30 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio	22°50' Scorpio

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