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Where Were the Planets on August 24, 1958?

Quick Answer

On August 24, 1958, the Sun was in Virgo (0°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (78% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 24, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°58' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 11°15' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 24, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°48'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1958	Sep 23, 1958 into Libra
Moon	4°38'58" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 24, 1958	Aug 26, 1958 into Aquarius
Mercury	29°13'08" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 23, 1958	Sep 11, 1958 into Virgo
Venus	10°18'06" Leo	Direct	Aug 16, 1958	Sep 9, 1958 into Virgo
Mars	19°27'09" Taurus	Direct	Jul 21, 1958	Sep 21, 1958 into Gemini
Jupiter	27°37'40" Libra	Direct	Mar 20, 1958	Sep 7, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°05'44" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	13°10'47" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°27'03" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°59'05" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	24°54'41" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 24, 1958

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 24, 03:38 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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