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Where Were the Planets on August 12, 1958?

Quick Answer

On August 12, 1958, the Sun was in Leo (19°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (9% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 12, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°00' Cancer at midnight UTC to 21°30' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 12, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°15'57" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1958	Aug 23, 1958 into Virgo
Moon	14°42'20" Cancer	Direct	Aug 11, 1958	Aug 13, 1958 into Leo
Mercury	7°21'41" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1958	Aug 23, 1958 into Leo
Venus	25°40'02" Cancer	Direct	Jul 22, 1958	Aug 16, 1958 into Leo
Mars	13°13'19" Taurus	Direct	Jul 21, 1958	Sep 21, 1958 into Gemini
Jupiter	25°49'29" Libra	Direct	Mar 20, 1958	Sep 7, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°12'09" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	12°27'00" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°13'52" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°35'18" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°32'49" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 12, 1958

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 12, 10:27 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine
Aug 12, 15:30 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square

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