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Where Were the Planets on August 12, 1957?

Quick Answer

On August 12, 1957, the Sun was in Leo (19°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 12, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°56' Pisces at midnight UTC to 16°47' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 12, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°29'37" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1957	Aug 23, 1957 into Virgo
Moon	10°52'16" Pisces	Direct	Aug 11, 1957	Aug 14, 1957 into Aries
Mercury	16°51'11" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 1957	Oct 6, 1957 into Libra
Venus	20°57'47" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1957	Aug 20, 1957 into Libra
Mars	2°42'12" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1957	Sep 24, 1957 into Libra
Jupiter	0°59'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°40'56" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	8°04'23" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°05'24" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	29°46'54" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	14°52'30" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on August 12, 1957

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

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

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