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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1958?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1958, the Sun was in Leo (12°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% 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 5, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°15' Aries at midnight UTC to 24°03' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°33'12" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1958	Aug 23, 1958 into Virgo
Moon	18°10'15" Aries	Direct	Aug 3, 1958	Aug 6, 1958 into Taurus
Mercury	6°54'53" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1958	Aug 23, 1958 into Leo
Venus	17°10'50" Cancer	Direct	Jul 22, 1958	Aug 16, 1958 into Leo
Mars	9°15'22" Taurus	Direct	Jul 21, 1958	Sep 21, 1958 into Gemini
Jupiter	24°53'57" Libra	Direct	Mar 20, 1958	Sep 7, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°22'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	12°01'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°08'08" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°21'45" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°55'03" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 5, 1958

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on August 5, 1958?

The Sun and Uranus sat less than a degree 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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