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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1957?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1957, the Sun was in Leo (27°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (31% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°35' Gemini at midnight UTC to 26°04' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°11'02" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1957	Aug 23, 1957 into Virgo
Moon	19°16'22" Gemini	Direct	Aug 19, 1957	Aug 21, 1957 into Cancer
Mercury	23°13'23" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 1957	Oct 6, 1957 into Libra
Venus	0°33'46" Libra	Direct	Aug 20, 1957	Sep 14, 1957 into Scorpio
Mars	7°46'37" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1957	Sep 24, 1957 into Libra
Jupiter	2°30'14" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°44'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	8°33'15" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°14'18" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	0°02'37" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1957	Apr 11, 1958 into Leo
North Node	14°27'05" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on August 20, 1957

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 00:43 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 20, 10:35 UTC	Mars square Saturn	Exact square

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