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Where Were the Planets on July 12, 1958?

Quick Answer

On July 12, 1958, the Sun was in Cancer (19°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (19% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 12, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°55' Taurus at midnight UTC to 4°14' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 12, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°37'35" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1958	Jul 23, 1958 into Leo
Moon	28°03'31" Taurus	Direct	Jul 10, 1958	Jul 12, 1958 into Gemini
Mercury	12°24'51" Leo	Direct	Jul 4, 1958	Jul 26, 1958 into Virgo
Venus	18°23'02" Gemini	Direct	Jun 26, 1958	Jul 22, 1958 into Cancer
Mars	24°19'19" Aries	Direct	Jun 7, 1958	Jul 21, 1958 into Taurus
Jupiter	22°33'40" Libra	Direct	Mar 20, 1958	Sep 7, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	20°27'15" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°33'23" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°00'14" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	0°39'27" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°11'19" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 12, 1958

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 12, 15:46 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on July 12, 1958?

Mercury and Uranus sat 2 degrees apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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