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Where Were the Planets on August 18, 1958?

Quick Answer

On August 18, 1958, the Sun was in Leo (25°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (15% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 18, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°29' Libra at midnight UTC to 18°03' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 18, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°02'00" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1958	Aug 23, 1958 into Virgo
Moon	10°47'52" Libra	Direct	Aug 17, 1958	Aug 19, 1958 into Scorpio
Mercury	4°18'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1958	Aug 23, 1958 into Leo
Venus	2°58'18" Leo	Direct	Aug 16, 1958	Sep 9, 1958 into Virgo
Mars	16°26'07" Taurus	Direct	Jul 21, 1958	Sep 21, 1958 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°41'39" Libra	Direct	Mar 20, 1958	Sep 7, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°07'12" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	12°49'04" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°19'56" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°47'08" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°13'45" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 18, 1958

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

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