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Where Were the Planets on December 30, 1957?

Quick Answer

On December 30, 1957, the Sun was in Capricorn (8°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (62% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 30, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°41' Aries at midnight UTC to 28°40' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 30, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°32'35" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1957	Jan 20, 1958 into Aquarius
Moon	22°39'33" Aries	Direct	Dec 28, 1957	Dec 31, 1957 into Taurus
Mercury	28°03'25" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 28, 1957	Jan 14, 1958 into Capricorn
Venus	14°51'12" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1957	Apr 6, 1958 into Pisces
Mars	5°09'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1957	Feb 3, 1958 into Capricorn
Jupiter	28°23'39" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°16'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°51'47" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°23'56" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°09'35" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 19, 1957	Apr 11, 1958 into Leo
North Node	7°27'42" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on December 30, 1957

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 30, 04:48 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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