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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1957?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 1957, the Sun was in Gemini (9°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°46' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°53' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°45'20" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1957	Jun 21, 1957 into Cancer
Moon	5°48'53" Cancer	Direct	May 31, 1957	Jun 2, 1957 into Leo
Mercury	15°36'41" Taurus	Direct	Apr 4, 1957	Jun 12, 1957 into Gemini
Venus	22°09'22" Gemini	Direct	May 13, 1957	Jun 6, 1957 into Cancer
Mars	16°50'22" Cancer	Direct	May 4, 1957	Jun 21, 1957 into Leo
Jupiter	22°04'10" Virgo	Direct	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	11°07'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	3°59'04" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°14'58" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	28°02'22" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	18°44'27" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on May 31, 1957

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 02:05 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
May 31, 10:15 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square

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