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Where Were the Planets on August 28, 1955?

Quick Answer

On August 28, 1955, the Sun was in Virgo (4°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (78% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 28, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°30' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 14°27' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 28, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°24'36" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1955	Sep 23, 1955 into Libra
Moon	8°27'55" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 27, 1955	Aug 30, 1955 into Aquarius
Mercury	23°56'41" Virgo	Direct	Aug 14, 1955	Sep 1, 1955 into Libra
Venus	3°21'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 25, 1955	Sep 18, 1955 into Libra
Mars	0°41'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1955	Oct 13, 1955 into Libra
Jupiter	16°22'44" Leo	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Nov 17, 1955 into Virgo
Saturn	15°46'51" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°12'06" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	26°09'14" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°44'17" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°44'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 28, 1955

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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