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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1957?

Quick Answer

On August 30, 1957, the Sun was in Virgo (6°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (32% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°57' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 22°40' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°50'11" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1957	Sep 23, 1957 into Libra
Moon	15°52'26" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 29, 1957	Aug 31, 1957 into Sagittarius
Mercury	24°45'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1957	Oct 6, 1957 into Libra
Venus	12°30'31" Libra	Direct	Aug 20, 1957	Sep 14, 1957 into Scorpio
Mars	14°08'41" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1957	Sep 24, 1957 into Libra
Jupiter	4°29'15" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°57'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	9°08'00" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°27'54" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	0°22'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1957	Apr 11, 1958 into Leo
North Node	13°55'19" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on August 30, 1957

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

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