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Where Were the Planets on August 2, 1957?

Quick Answer

On August 2, 1957, the Sun was in Leo (9°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 2, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°25' Libra at midnight UTC to 13°01' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 2, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°54'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1957	Aug 23, 1957 into Virgo
Moon	6°16'38" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 2, 1957	Aug 4, 1957 into Sagittarius
Mercury	4°53'15" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 1957	Oct 6, 1957 into Libra
Venus	8°54'44" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1957	Aug 20, 1957 into Libra
Mars	26°22'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 21, 1957	Aug 8, 1957 into Virgo
Jupiter	29°11'38" Virgo	Direct	Feb 19, 1957	Aug 7, 1957 into Libra
Saturn	7°45'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	7°27'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	29°56'55" Libra	Direct	Jun 15, 1957	Aug 6, 1957 into Scorpio
Pluto	29°27'43" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	15°24'17" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on August 2, 1957

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 2, 01:00 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Aug 2, 18:55 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	10°11' Scorpio

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