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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1957?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1957, the Sun was in Taurus (25°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°14' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 3°02' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°20'28" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1957	May 21, 1957 into Gemini
Moon	26°41'10" Sagittarius	Direct	May 14, 1957	May 16, 1957 into Capricorn
Mercury	10°13'56" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1957	Jun 12, 1957 into Gemini
Venus	3°44'03" Gemini	Direct	May 13, 1957	Jun 6, 1957 into Cancer
Mars	7°26'23" Cancer	Direct	May 4, 1957	Jun 21, 1957 into Leo
Jupiter	21°50'57" Virgo	Stationing direct	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	12°12'07" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°26'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°34'47" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	27°56'10" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	19°32'06" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on May 16, 1957

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

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 06:04 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
May 16, 18:13 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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