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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1958?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1958, the Sun was in Leo (24°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°49' Virgo at midnight UTC to 3°28' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°04'17" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1958	Aug 23, 1958 into Virgo
Moon	26°09'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 15, 1958	Aug 17, 1958 into Libra
Mercury	5°01'22" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1958	Aug 23, 1958 into Leo
Venus	1°45'09" Leo	Direct	Aug 16, 1958	Sep 9, 1958 into Virgo
Mars	15°54'46" Taurus	Direct	Jul 21, 1958	Sep 21, 1958 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°32'41" Libra	Direct	Mar 20, 1958	Sep 7, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°07'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	12°45'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°18'51" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°45'09" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°16'56" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 17, 1958

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 18:16 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 17, 23:13 UTC	Venus square Neptune	Exact square

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