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Where Were the Planets on August 6, 1958?

Quick Answer

On August 6, 1958, the Sun was in Leo (13°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (62% 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 6, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°04' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°52' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 6, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°30'40" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1958	Aug 23, 1958 into Virgo
Moon	29°58'01" Aries	Direct	Aug 3, 1958	Aug 6, 1958 into Taurus
Mercury	7°13'49" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1958	Aug 23, 1958 into Leo
Venus	18°23'26" Cancer	Direct	Jul 22, 1958	Aug 16, 1958 into Leo
Mars	9°50'08" Taurus	Direct	Jul 21, 1958	Sep 21, 1958 into Gemini
Jupiter	25°01'31" Libra	Direct	Mar 20, 1958	Sep 7, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°20'28" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	12°04'45" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°08'51" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°23'40" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°51'53" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 6, 1958

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 6, 12:04 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on August 6, 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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