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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1957?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1957, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (71% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°40' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°53' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°33'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1957	Jan 20, 1958 into Aquarius
Moon	4°45'21" Taurus	Direct	Dec 31, 1957	Jan 2, 1958 into Gemini
Mercury	27°09'53" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 28, 1957	Jan 14, 1958 into Capricorn
Venus	15°09'37" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1957	Apr 6, 1958 into Pisces
Mars	5°50'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1957	Feb 3, 1958 into Capricorn
Jupiter	28°31'26" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°22'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°49'41" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°25'07" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°08'49" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 19, 1957	Apr 11, 1958 into Leo
North Node	7°24'31" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on December 31, 1957

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 02:37 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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