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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1957?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1957, the Sun was in Leo (15°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°47' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 28°58' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°39'27" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1957	Aug 23, 1957 into Virgo
Moon	22°53'56" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Aug 9, 1957 into Aquarius
Mercury	12°30'47" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 1957	Oct 6, 1957 into Libra
Venus	16°08'58" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1957	Aug 20, 1957 into Libra
Mars	0°10'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1957	Sep 24, 1957 into Libra
Jupiter	0°15'17" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°41'30" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	7°49'44" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°01'39" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	29°39'09" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	15°05'13" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on August 8, 1957

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 05:27 UTC	Mars enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 8, 06:22 UTC	Mars sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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