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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1957?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1957, the Sun was in Leo (23°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°27' Aries at midnight UTC to 4°33' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°20'07" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1957	Aug 23, 1957 into Virgo
Moon	28°29'01" Aries	Direct	Aug 14, 1957	Aug 16, 1957 into Taurus
Mercury	20°28'33" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 1957	Oct 6, 1957 into Libra
Venus	25°46'02" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1957	Aug 20, 1957 into Libra
Mars	5°14'16" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1957	Sep 24, 1957 into Libra
Jupiter	1°44'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°41'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	8°18'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°09'37" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	29°54'44" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	14°39'48" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on August 16, 1957

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 15:00 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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