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Where Were the Planets on September 5, 1957?

Quick Answer

On September 5, 1957, the Sun was in Virgo (12°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (88% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 5, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°03' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 8°05' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 5, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°38'50" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1957	Sep 23, 1957 into Libra
Moon	2°05'40" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 5, 1957	Sep 7, 1957 into Pisces
Mercury	21°05'00" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1957	Oct 6, 1957 into Libra
Venus	19°38'27" Libra	Direct	Aug 20, 1957	Sep 14, 1957 into Scorpio
Mars	17°58'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1957	Sep 24, 1957 into Libra
Jupiter	5°42'56" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°09'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	9°27'53" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°37'17" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	0°34'09" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1957	Apr 11, 1958 into Leo
North Node	13°36'15" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on September 5, 1957

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 5, 07:49 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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