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Where Were the Planets on August 7, 1955?

Quick Answer

On August 7, 1955, the Sun was in Leo (14°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 7, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°41' Pisces at midnight UTC to 5°01' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 7, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°12'29" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1955	Aug 23, 1955 into Virgo
Moon	28°20'14" Pisces	Direct	Aug 5, 1955	Aug 7, 1955 into Aries
Mercury	16°10'20" Leo	Direct	Jul 30, 1955	Aug 14, 1955 into Virgo
Venus	7°24'08" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 1955	Aug 25, 1955 into Virgo
Mars	17°18'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 11, 1955	Aug 27, 1955 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°47'50" Leo	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Nov 17, 1955 into Virgo
Saturn	14°47'58" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°00'28" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°42'45" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°03'44" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°50'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 7, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 7, 14:59 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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