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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1957?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1957, the Sun was in Cancer (12°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°08' Libra at midnight UTC to 19°03' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°13'39" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1957	Jul 23, 1957 into Leo
Moon	12°08'40" Libra	Direct	Jul 3, 1957	Jul 5, 1957 into Scorpio
Mercury	12°33'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 28, 1957	Jul 12, 1957 into Leo
Venus	3°43'22" Leo	Direct	Jul 1, 1957	Jul 26, 1957 into Virgo
Mars	8°08'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 21, 1957	Aug 8, 1957 into Virgo
Jupiter	24°51'35" Virgo	Direct	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	8°48'29" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	5°42'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	29°50'11" Libra	Retrograde	Jun 15, 1957	Aug 6, 1957 into Scorpio
Pluto	28°38'35" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	16°56'25" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on July 4, 1957

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 05:36 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Jul 4, 12:09 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	12°14' Libra

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