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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 1957?

Quick Answer

On May 21, 1957, the Sun was in Gemini (0°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 21, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°54' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 3°47' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°09'12" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1957	Jun 21, 1957 into Cancer
Moon	27°51'13" Aquarius	Direct	May 19, 1957	May 21, 1957 into Pisces
Mercury	10°13'04" Taurus	Direct	Apr 4, 1957	Jun 12, 1957 into Gemini
Venus	9°52'47" Gemini	Direct	May 13, 1957	Jun 6, 1957 into Cancer
Mars	10°34'24" Cancer	Direct	May 4, 1957	Jun 21, 1957 into Leo
Jupiter	21°50'52" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	11°51'00" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°36'10" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°27'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	27°57'31" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	19°16'13" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on May 21, 1957

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 21, 08:10 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 21, 16:20 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
May 21, 17:03 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Pisces	0°21' Pisces

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