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Where Were the Planets on August 18, 1957?

Quick Answer

On August 18, 1957, the Sun was in Leo (25°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 18, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°53' Taurus at midnight UTC to 29°32' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 18, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°15'31" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1957	Aug 23, 1957 into Virgo
Moon	23°10'30" Taurus	Direct	Aug 16, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Gemini
Mercury	21°58'16" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 1957	Oct 6, 1957 into Libra
Venus	28°09'58" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1957	Aug 20, 1957 into Libra
Mars	6°30'24" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1957	Sep 24, 1957 into Libra
Jupiter	2°07'06" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°42'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	8°26'06" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°11'54" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	29°58'40" Leo	Direct	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	14°33'27" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on August 18, 1957

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 18, 16:16 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	25°26' Taurus

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