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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1958?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1958, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Venus, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°04' Leo at midnight UTC to 0°36' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°42'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1957	Jan 20, 1958 into Aquarius
Moon	23°20'41" Leo	Direct	Jan 6, 1958	Jan 8, 1958 into Virgo
Mercury	25°54'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 28, 1957	Jan 14, 1958 into Capricorn
Venus	16°17'45" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Dec 6, 1957	Apr 6, 1958 into Pisces
Mars	11°25'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1957	Feb 3, 1958 into Capricorn
Jupiter	29°28'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°16'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°31'48" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°33'34" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°01'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 19, 1957	Apr 11, 1958 into Leo
North Node	6°59'06" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on January 8, 1958

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 22:58 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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