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Where Were the Planets on October 21, 1957?

Quick Answer

On October 21, 1957, the Sun was in Libra (27°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 21, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°51' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°45' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 21, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°49'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1957	Oct 23, 1957 into Scorpio
Moon	4°19'13" Libra	Direct	Oct 21, 1957	Oct 23, 1957 into Scorpio
Mercury	26°01'46" Libra	Direct	Oct 6, 1957	Oct 23, 1957 into Scorpio
Venus	12°58'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1957	Nov 5, 1957 into Capricorn
Mars	17°49'05" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1957	Nov 8, 1957 into Scorpio
Jupiter	15°33'41" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	11°23'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	11°20'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°09'53" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°50'59" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1957	Apr 11, 1958 into Leo
North Node	11°10'06" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on October 21, 1957

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 21, 05:03 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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