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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1958?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1958, the Sun was in Virgo (7°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°42' Pisces at midnight UTC to 8°38' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°34'17" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1958	Sep 23, 1958 into Libra
Moon	2°41'49" Aries	Direct	Aug 31, 1958	Sep 2, 1958 into Taurus
Mercury	24°54'27" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 23, 1958	Sep 11, 1958 into Virgo
Venus	18°53'04" Leo	Direct	Aug 16, 1958	Sep 9, 1958 into Virgo
Mars	22°41'39" Taurus	Direct	Jul 21, 1958	Sep 21, 1958 into Gemini
Jupiter	28°47'26" Libra	Direct	Mar 20, 1958	Sep 7, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°08'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	13°35'30" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°36'35" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°13'04" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	24°32'27" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 31, 1958

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 06:35 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Aug 31, 17:03 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine

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