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Where Were the Planets on August 19, 1957?

Quick Answer

On August 19, 1957, the Sun was in Leo (26°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (42% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 19, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°32' Taurus at midnight UTC to 12°34' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 19, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°13'16" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1957	Aug 23, 1957 into Virgo
Moon	6°00'36" Gemini	Direct	Aug 19, 1957	Aug 21, 1957 into Cancer
Mercury	22°37'45" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 1957	Oct 6, 1957 into Libra
Venus	29°21'53" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1957	Aug 20, 1957 into Libra
Mars	7°08'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1957	Sep 24, 1957 into Libra
Jupiter	2°18'38" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°43'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	8°29'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°13'05" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	0°00'39" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1957	Apr 11, 1958 into Leo
North Node	14°30'16" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on August 19, 1957

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 19, 00:51 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 19, 04:09 UTC	Pluto enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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