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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1957?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1957, the Sun was in Libra (22°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mars met Jupiter in Libra. A burst of confidence and ambition. Big moves get started.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°06' Cancer at midnight UTC to 28°50' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°51'23" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1957	Oct 23, 1957 into Scorpio
Moon	21°56'06" Cancer	Direct	Oct 14, 1957	Oct 17, 1957 into Leo
Mercury	17°28'37" Libra	Direct	Oct 6, 1957	Oct 23, 1957 into Scorpio
Venus	7°20'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1957	Nov 5, 1957 into Capricorn
Mars	14°31'52" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1957	Nov 8, 1957 into Scorpio
Jupiter	14°29'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	10°54'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	11°12'31" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	1°58'44" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°44'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1957	Apr 11, 1958 into Leo
North Node	11°25'59" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on October 16, 1957

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 09:34 UTC	Mars conjunct Jupiter	A burst of confidence and ambition. Big moves get started.
Oct 16, 13:44 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	22°56' Cancer

Born on October 16, 1957?

The Sun, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. Mars and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Libra, 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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