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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1957?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1957, the Sun was in Virgo (24°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°46' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°09' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°19'09" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1957	Sep 23, 1957 into Libra
Moon	28°25'12" Gemini	Direct	Sep 15, 1957	Sep 17, 1957 into Cancer
Mercury	11°22'07" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1957	Oct 6, 1957 into Libra
Venus	3°48'28" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 14, 1957	Oct 10, 1957 into Sagittarius
Mars	25°40'57" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1957	Sep 24, 1957 into Libra
Jupiter	8°14'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	8°44'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°04'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°58'23" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	0°56'58" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1957	Apr 11, 1958 into Leo
North Node	12°58'08" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on September 17, 1957

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 04:02 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	24°00' Gemini
Sep 17, 14:49 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on September 17, 1957?

The Sun, Mercury, Mars and Pluto were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. The Sun and Mars sat 1 degrees apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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