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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1955?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1955, the Sun was in Leo (22°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°51' Cancer at midnight UTC to 12°15' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°50'45" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1955	Aug 23, 1955 into Virgo
Moon	5°04'23" Leo	Direct	Aug 16, 1955	Aug 18, 1955 into Virgo
Mercury	3°37'41" Virgo	Direct	Aug 14, 1955	Sep 1, 1955 into Libra
Venus	18°30'35" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 1955	Aug 25, 1955 into Virgo
Mars	23°02'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 11, 1955	Aug 27, 1955 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°46'31" Leo	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Nov 17, 1955 into Virgo
Saturn	15°08'24" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	29°32'10" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°52'38" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°21'03" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°22'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 16, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 03:33 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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