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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1958?

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On April 17, 1958, the Sun was in Aries (26°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun opposed Jupiter. Overreach is the risk: too much, too soon, too sure. Mercury trined Saturn while Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°15' Aries at midnight UTC to 15°02' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1958
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°58'07" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon9°08'57" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury25°44'48" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Venus10°49'32" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars22°55'29" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Jupiter26°45'52" LibraRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn25°34'33" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Uranus7°32'10" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune3°35'36" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto29°55'31" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node1°44'33" ScorpioDirect into Libra

Sky Events on April 17, 1958

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun opposite JupiterOverreach is the risk: too much, too soon, too sure.
Mercury trine SaturnCareful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Born on April 17, 1958?

The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees 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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