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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1957?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 1957, the Sun was in Cancer (27°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°55' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°17' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°29'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1957	Jul 23, 1957 into Leo
Moon	2°04'36" Taurus	Direct	Jul 20, 1957	Jul 22, 1957 into Gemini
Mercury	14°27'45" Leo	Direct	Jul 12, 1957	Jul 30, 1957 into Virgo
Venus	23°10'26" Leo	Direct	Jul 1, 1957	Jul 26, 1957 into Virgo
Mars	18°11'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 21, 1957	Aug 8, 1957 into Virgo
Jupiter	27°04'20" Virgo	Direct	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	8°04'52" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°39'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	29°50'34" Libra	Direct	Jun 15, 1957	Aug 6, 1957 into Scorpio
Pluto	29°04'11" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	16°05'35" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on July 20, 1957

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 02:18 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	27°06' Aries
Jul 20, 07:57 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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