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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1957?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1957, the Sun was in Cancer (24°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (74% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°00' Pisces at midnight UTC to 1°51' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°37'15" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1957	Jul 23, 1957 into Leo
Moon	25°55'34" Pisces	Direct	Jul 15, 1957	Jul 17, 1957 into Aries
Mercury	9°01'28" Leo	Direct	Jul 12, 1957	Jul 30, 1957 into Virgo
Venus	19°32'00" Leo	Direct	Jul 1, 1957	Jul 26, 1957 into Virgo
Mars	16°18'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 21, 1957	Aug 8, 1957 into Virgo
Jupiter	26°37'18" Virgo	Direct	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	8°11'31" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°28'37" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	29°49'52" Libra	Direct	Jun 15, 1957	Aug 6, 1957 into Scorpio
Pluto	28°59'04" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	16°15'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on July 17, 1957

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 17, 01:30 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine
Jul 17, 20:14 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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