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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1958?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1958, the Sun was in Leo (8°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°37' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 6°06' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°43'32" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1958	Aug 23, 1958 into Virgo
Moon	29°54'05" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 30, 1958	Aug 1, 1958 into Pisces
Mercury	4°55'24" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1958	Aug 23, 1958 into Leo
Venus	12°20'58" Cancer	Direct	Jul 22, 1958	Aug 16, 1958 into Leo
Mars	6°53'58" Taurus	Direct	Jul 21, 1958	Sep 21, 1958 into Gemini
Jupiter	24°24'59" Libra	Direct	Mar 20, 1958	Sep 7, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°29'51" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	11°46'11" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°05'33" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°14'13" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°07'46" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 1, 1958

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 12:11 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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