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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1957?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1957, the Sun was in Leo (16°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°58' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 11°02' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°36'58" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1957	Aug 23, 1957 into Virgo
Moon	5°01'41" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 9, 1957	Aug 11, 1957 into Pisces
Mercury	13°39'31" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 1957	Oct 6, 1957 into Libra
Venus	17°21'13" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1957	Aug 20, 1957 into Libra
Mars	0°48'17" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1957	Sep 24, 1957 into Libra
Jupiter	0°26'10" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°41'13" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	7°53'25" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°02'33" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	29°41'05" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	15°02'02" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on August 9, 1957

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 02:01 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on August 9, 1957?

The Sun, Uranus and Pluto were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. Mars and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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