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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1958?

Quick Answer

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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°58'07" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1958	Apr 20, 1958 into Taurus
Moon	9°08'57" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1958	Apr 19, 1958 into Taurus
Mercury	25°44'48" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 10, 1958	May 17, 1958 into Taurus
Venus	10°49'32" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1958	May 5, 1958 into Aries
Mars	22°55'29" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 17, 1958	Apr 27, 1958 into Pisces
Jupiter	26°45'52" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1958	Sep 7, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	25°34'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	7°32'10" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	3°35'36" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	29°55'31" Leo	Retrograde	Apr 11, 1958	Jun 10, 1958 into Virgo
North Node	1°44'33" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on April 17, 1958

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 07:34 UTC	The Sun opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Apr 17, 17:49 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine

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