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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1958?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1958, the Sun was in Leo (29°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°26' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 27°57' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°50'55" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1958	Aug 23, 1958 into Virgo
Moon	21°14'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 21, 1958	Aug 24, 1958 into Capricorn
Mercury	0°05'38" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1958	Aug 23, 1958 into Leo
Venus	9°04'42" Leo	Direct	Aug 16, 1958	Sep 9, 1958 into Virgo
Mars	18°57'51" Taurus	Direct	Jul 21, 1958	Sep 21, 1958 into Gemini
Jupiter	27°28'05" Libra	Direct	Mar 20, 1958	Sep 7, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°05'44" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	13°07'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°25'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°57'05" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	24°57'52" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 23, 1958

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 14:33 UTC	Mercury re-enters Leo (retrograde)	Leaves Virgo
Aug 23, 15:11 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Aug 23, 15:46 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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