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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1957?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1957, the Sun was in Virgo (7°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°40' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 5°58' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°48'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1957	Sep 23, 1957 into Libra
Moon	29°22'54" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 29, 1957	Aug 31, 1957 into Sagittarius
Mercury	24°23'09" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1957	Oct 6, 1957 into Libra
Venus	13°41'58" Libra	Direct	Aug 20, 1957	Sep 14, 1957 into Scorpio
Mars	14°46'59" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1957	Sep 24, 1957 into Libra
Jupiter	4°41'26" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°59'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	9°11'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	0°29'25" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	0°24'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 1957	Apr 11, 1958 into Leo
North Node	13°52'08" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on August 31, 1957

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 13:07 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 31, 16:44 UTC	The Sun square Saturn	Exact square

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