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Where Were the Planets on May 19, 1957?

Quick Answer

On May 19, 1957, the Sun was in Taurus (28°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 19, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°52' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 9°56' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 19, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°13'46" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1957	May 21, 1957 into Gemini
Moon	3°56'04" Aquarius	Direct	May 19, 1957	May 21, 1957 into Pisces
Mercury	9°59'46" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Apr 4, 1957	Jun 12, 1957 into Gemini
Venus	7°25'19" Gemini	Direct	May 13, 1957	Jun 6, 1957 into Cancer
Mars	9°19'12" Cancer	Direct	May 4, 1957	Jun 21, 1957 into Leo
Jupiter	21°50'22" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	11°59'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°32'05" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°30'30" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	27°56'53" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	19°22'34" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on May 19, 1957

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 19, 04:12 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
May 19, 04:57 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square

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