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Where Were the Planets on December 12, 1957?

Quick Answer

On December 12, 1957, the Sun was in Sagittarius (20°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (69% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 12, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°17' Leo at midnight UTC to 4°25' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 12, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°12'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1957	Dec 22, 1957 into Capricorn
Moon	27°21'53" Leo	Direct	Dec 10, 1957	Dec 12, 1957 into Virgo
Mercury	10°15'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1957	Dec 28, 1957 into Sagittarius
Venus	4°40'54" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1957	Apr 6, 1958 into Pisces
Mars	22°43'59" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 8, 1957	Dec 23, 1957 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	25°43'05" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	17°10'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	11°22'53" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	3°57'43" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°18'46" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 19, 1957	Apr 11, 1958 into Leo
North Node	8°24'53" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on December 12, 1957

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 12, 16:28 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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