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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1957?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1957, the Sun was in Libra (23°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (40% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°50' Cancer at midnight UTC to 12°55' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°50'56" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1957	Oct 23, 1957 into Scorpio
Moon	5°50'42" Leo	Direct	Oct 17, 1957	Oct 19, 1957 into Virgo
Mercury	19°12'17" Libra	Direct	Oct 6, 1957	Oct 23, 1957 into Scorpio
Venus	8°28'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1957	Nov 5, 1957 into Capricorn
Mars	15°11'15" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1957	Nov 8, 1957 into Scorpio
Jupiter	14°42'08" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	11°00'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	11°14'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°00'58" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°45'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1957	Apr 11, 1958 into Leo
North Node	11°22'49" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on October 17, 1957

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 01:59 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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