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Where Were the Planets on July 30, 1957?

Quick Answer

On July 30, 1957, the Sun was in Leo (7°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (16% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 30, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°16' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°00' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 30, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°02'25" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1957	Aug 23, 1957 into Virgo
Moon	23°40'54" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1957	Jul 30, 1957 into Libra
Mercury	0°37'49" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 1957	Oct 6, 1957 into Libra
Venus	5°17'12" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1957	Aug 20, 1957 into Libra
Mars	24°29'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 21, 1957	Aug 8, 1957 into Virgo
Jupiter	28°40'54" Virgo	Direct	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	7°48'23" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	7°16'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	29°54'59" Libra	Direct	Jun 15, 1957	Aug 6, 1957 into Scorpio
Pluto	29°22'07" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	15°33'49" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on July 30, 1957

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 30, 00:17 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Jul 30, 01:43 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jul 30, 18:17 UTC	The Sun conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Jul 30, 22:19 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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