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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1958?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1958, the Sun was in Aries (25°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Aries while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly. The Sun trined Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°27' Pisces at midnight UTC to 3°14' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°59'25" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1958	Apr 20, 1958 into Taurus
Moon	27°21'25" Pisces	Direct	Apr 14, 1958	Apr 16, 1958 into Aries
Mercury	26°28'08" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 10, 1958	May 17, 1958 into Taurus
Venus	9°47'55" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1958	May 5, 1958 into Aries
Mars	22°11'16" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 17, 1958	Apr 27, 1958 into Pisces
Jupiter	26°53'34" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1958	Sep 7, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	25°35'45" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	7°32'04" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	3°37'13" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	29°56'13" Leo	Retrograde	Apr 11, 1958	Jun 10, 1958 into Virgo
North Node	1°47'44" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on April 16, 1958

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 02:30 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.
Apr 16, 17:22 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 16, 18:46 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on April 16, 1958?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Aries, 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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