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Where Were the Planets on April 26, 1958?

Quick Answer

On April 26, 1958, the Sun was in Taurus (5°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 26, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°00' Cancer at midnight UTC to 7°29' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 26, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°44'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1958	May 21, 1958 into Gemini
Moon	0°42'54" Leo	Direct	Apr 26, 1958	Apr 28, 1958 into Virgo
Mercury	20°34'40" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 10, 1958	May 17, 1958 into Taurus
Venus	20°16'00" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1958	May 5, 1958 into Aries
Mars	29°33'21" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 17, 1958	Apr 27, 1958 into Pisces
Jupiter	25°37'19" Libra	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1958	Sep 7, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	25°19'41" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	7°35'25" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	3°20'53" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	29°50'24" Leo	Retrograde	Apr 11, 1958	Jun 10, 1958 into Virgo
North Node	1°15'57" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on April 26, 1958

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 26, 10:43 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Apr 26, 21:10 UTC	Mars opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Apr 26, 21:36 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	6°08' Leo

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