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Where Were the Planets on August 3, 1958?

Quick Answer

On August 3, 1958, the Sun was in Leo (10°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Saturn was 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 August 3, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°20' Pisces at midnight UTC to 0°22' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 3, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°38'20" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1958	Aug 23, 1958 into Virgo
Moon	24°23'12" Pisces	Direct	Aug 1, 1958	Aug 3, 1958 into Aries
Mercury	6°03'31" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1958	Aug 23, 1958 into Leo
Venus	14°45'48" Cancer	Direct	Jul 22, 1958	Aug 16, 1958 into Leo
Mars	8°05'08" Taurus	Direct	Jul 21, 1958	Sep 21, 1958 into Gemini
Jupiter	24°39'13" Libra	Direct	Mar 20, 1958	Sep 7, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°25'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	11°53'37" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°06'47" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°17'58" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°01'25" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 3, 1958

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 3, 23:14 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on August 3, 1958?

The Sun and Uranus sat 1 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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