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Where Were the Planets on July 1, 1957?

Quick Answer

On July 1, 1957, the Sun was in Cancer (9°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (18% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 1, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°48' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°27' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 1, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°22'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1957	Jul 23, 1957 into Leo
Moon	29°09'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1957	Jul 1, 1957 into Virgo
Mercury	6°01'26" Cancer	Direct	Jun 28, 1957	Jul 12, 1957 into Leo
Venus	0°03'58" Leo	Direct	Jul 1, 1957	Jul 26, 1957 into Virgo
Mars	6°15'38" Leo	Direct	Jun 21, 1957	Aug 8, 1957 into Virgo
Jupiter	24°30'05" Virgo	Direct	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	8°58'42" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	5°32'01" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	29°51'01" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 15, 1957	Aug 6, 1957 into Scorpio
Pluto	28°34'19" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	17°05'57" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on July 1, 1957

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 1, 07:46 UTC	Venus square Neptune	Exact square
Jul 1, 10:41 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 1, 13:23 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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