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Where Were the Planets on December 26, 1957?

Quick Answer

On December 26, 1957, the Sun was in Capricorn (4°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (26% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars squared Pluto. Pressure and confrontation. Forcing the issue tends to backfire. The Sun sextiled Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 26, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°09' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 11°07' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 26, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°27'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1957	Jan 20, 1958 into Aquarius
Moon	5°10'03" Pisces	Direct	Dec 26, 1957	Dec 28, 1957 into Aries
Mercury	2°54'54" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1957	Dec 28, 1957 into Sagittarius
Venus	13°18'14" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1957	Apr 6, 1958 into Pisces
Mars	2°22'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1957	Feb 3, 1958 into Capricorn
Jupiter	27°51'17" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	18°48'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°59'50" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°18'52" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°12'26" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 19, 1957	Apr 11, 1958 into Leo
North Node	7°40'24" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on December 26, 1957

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 26, 01:40 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Dec 26, 06:10 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Pressure and confrontation. Forcing the issue tends to backfire.
Dec 26, 08:20 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.

Born on December 26, 1957?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Capricorn, 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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