# Astrology Calendar 1959

> In 1959, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Mar 19 to Apr 12; Jul 22 to Aug 15; Nov 14 to Dec 3). There are 4 eclipses: Partial Lunar Eclipse on March 24, 1959 in Libra; Annular Solar Eclipse on April 8, 1959 in Aries; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on September 17, 1959 in Pisces; Total Solar Eclipse on October 2, 1959 in Libra. All dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1959

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 1959-03-21 08:54 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 1959-06-22 03:49 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 1959-09-23 19:08 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 1959-12-22 14:34 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1959-03-24 20:11 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Libra | 3°31' Libra |
| 1959-04-08 03:23 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Aries | 17°33' Aries |
| 1959-09-17 01:02 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 23°29' Pisces |
| 1959-10-02 12:26 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Libra | 8°33' Libra |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Uranus | 1958-11-22 04:42 UTC at 16°21' Leo | 1959-04-20 07:11 UTC at 12°13' Leo | Leo | 1958-08-08 to 1959-08-04 |
| Pluto | 1958-12-06 15:33 UTC at 4°13' Virgo | 1959-05-13 21:54 UTC at 1°40' Virgo | Virgo | 1958-08-15 to 1959-09-05 |
| Neptune | 1959-02-07 13:48 UTC at 6°57' Scorpio | 1959-07-16 16:58 UTC at 4°11' Scorpio | Scorpio | 1958-10-19 to 1959-11-06 |
| Jupiter | 1959-03-18 22:17 UTC at 1°59' Sagittarius | 1959-07-20 08:00 UTC at 22°07' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 1958-12-22 to 1959-10-16 |
| Mercury | 1959-03-19 18:41 UTC at 13°01' Aries | 1959-04-12 01:53 UTC at 0°38' Aries | Aries | 1959-03-05 to 1959-04-30 |
| Saturn | 1959-04-16 15:28 UTC at 7°03' Capricorn | 1959-09-05 01:04 UTC at 0°27' Capricorn | Capricorn | 1959-01-09 to 1959-12-11 |
| Mercury | 1959-07-22 21:00 UTC at 19°22' Leo | 1959-08-15 22:06 UTC at 7°40' Leo | Leo | 1959-07-04 to 1959-08-29 |
| Venus | 1959-08-10 23:14 UTC at 16°07' Virgo | 1959-09-22 17:16 UTC at 29°51' Leo | Virgo, Leo | 1959-07-08 to 1959-10-25 |
| Mercury | 1959-11-14 00:31 UTC at 9°53' Sagittarius | 1959-12-03 21:30 UTC at 23°41' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 1959-10-25 to 1959-12-21 |
| Uranus | 1959-11-27 04:45 UTC at 21°04' Leo | 1960-04-24 08:00 UTC at 16°55' Leo | Leo | 1959-08-13 to 1960-08-08 |
| Pluto | 1959-12-08 20:09 UTC at 6°10' Virgo | 1960-05-15 00:57 UTC at 3°35' Virgo | Virgo | 1959-08-17 to 1960-09-06 |

## January 1959

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1959-01-05 13:44 UTC | Saturn enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1959-01-07 08:16 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1959-01-09 05:34 UTC | New Moon in Capricorn | 18°13' Capricorn |
| 1959-01-10 16:47 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1959-01-20 19:19 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1959-01-24 19:33 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 4°05' Leo |
| 1959-01-30 15:41 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1959-01-31 07:28 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |

## February 1959

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1959-02-05 23:58 UTC | Saturn trine Pluto | Exact trine |
| 1959-02-07 13:48 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 6°57' Scorpio |
| 1959-02-07 19:22 UTC | New Moon in Aquarius | 18°17' Aquarius |
| 1959-02-10 13:30 UTC | Jupiter enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1959-02-10 13:57 UTC | Mars enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1959-02-17 02:15 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1959-02-19 09:37 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1959-02-23 08:54 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 4°00' Virgo |
| 1959-02-24 10:52 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |

## March 1959

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1959-03-05 11:52 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1959-03-09 10:51 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 18°07' Pisces |
| 1959-03-18 22:17 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 1°59' Sagittarius |
| 1959-03-19 18:41 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 13°01' Aries |
| 1959-03-20 21:55 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1959-03-21 08:35 UTC | Saturn sextile Neptune | Exact sextile |
| 1959-03-21 08:54 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 1959-03-24 20:11 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Libra | 3°31' Libra |

## April 1959

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1959-04-08 03:23 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Aries | 17°33' Aries |
| 1959-04-10 09:46 UTC | Mars enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1959-04-12 01:53 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 0°38' Aries |
| 1959-04-14 21:07 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1959-04-16 15:28 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 7°03' Capricorn |
| 1959-04-20 07:11 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 12°13' Leo |
| 1959-04-20 20:16 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1959-04-23 05:13 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 2°19' Scorpio |
| 1959-04-24 14:33 UTC | Jupiter re-enters Scorpio (retrograde) | Leaves Sagittarius |

## May 1959

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1959-05-07 20:12 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 16°31' Taurus |
| 1959-05-10 15:44 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1959-05-12 19:47 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1959-05-13 21:54 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 1°40' Virgo |
| 1959-05-21 19:42 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1959-05-22 12:56 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 0°41' Sagittarius |
| 1959-05-28 17:36 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |

## June 1959

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1959-06-01 02:25 UTC | Mars enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1959-06-06 11:54 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 15°02' Gemini |
| 1959-06-06 22:42 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1959-06-11 14:11 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1959-06-17 10:34 UTC | Saturn sextile Neptune | Exact sextile |
| 1959-06-20 20:00 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 28°44' Sagittarius |
| 1959-06-22 03:49 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 1959-06-28 16:31 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |

## July 1959

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1959-07-06 02:01 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 13°17' Cancer |
| 1959-07-08 12:08 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1959-07-13 11:23 UTC | Saturn trine Pluto | Exact trine |
| 1959-07-16 16:58 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 4°11' Scorpio |
| 1959-07-20 03:33 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 26°41' Capricorn |
| 1959-07-20 08:00 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 22°07' Scorpio |
| 1959-07-20 11:03 UTC | Mars enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1959-07-22 21:00 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 19°22' Leo |
| 1959-07-23 14:45 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |

## August 1959

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1959-08-04 14:34 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 11°28' Leo |
| 1959-08-10 23:14 UTC | Venus stations retrograde | 16°07' Virgo |
| 1959-08-15 22:06 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 7°40' Leo |
| 1959-08-18 12:51 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 24°50' Aquarius |
| 1959-08-23 21:43 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |

## September 1959

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1959-09-03 01:56 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 9°50' Virgo |
| 1959-09-05 01:04 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 0°27' Capricorn |
| 1959-09-05 02:28 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1959-09-05 22:46 UTC | Mars enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1959-09-17 01:02 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 23°29' Pisces |
| 1959-09-20 03:08 UTC | Venus re-enters Leo (retrograde) | Leaves Virgo |
| 1959-09-21 01:19 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1959-09-22 17:16 UTC | Venus stations direct | 29°51' Leo |
| 1959-09-23 19:08 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 1959-09-25 08:06 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |

## October 1959

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1959-10-02 12:26 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Libra | 8°33' Libra |
| 1959-10-05 14:26 UTC | Jupiter enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1959-10-09 04:02 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1959-10-16 15:59 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 22°32' Aries |
| 1959-10-21 09:40 UTC | Mars enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1959-10-24 04:10 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1959-10-31 01:16 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1959-10-31 22:41 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 7°45' Scorpio |

## November 1959

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1959-11-04 00:21 UTC | Jupiter square Pluto | Exact square |
| 1959-11-09 18:10 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1959-11-14 00:31 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 9°53' Sagittarius |
| 1959-11-15 09:42 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 22°16' Taurus |
| 1959-11-23 01:26 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1959-11-25 11:52 UTC | Mercury re-enters Scorpio (retrograde) | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1959-11-27 04:45 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 21°04' Leo |
| 1959-11-30 08:46 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 7°24' Sagittarius |

## December 1959

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1959-12-03 11:45 UTC | Saturn trine Pluto | Exact trine |
| 1959-12-03 18:08 UTC | Mars enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1959-12-03 21:30 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 23°41' Scorpio |
| 1959-12-07 16:41 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1959-12-07 22:31 UTC | The North Node enters Virgo | Leaves Libra |
| 1959-12-08 20:09 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 6°10' Virgo |
| 1959-12-13 15:42 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1959-12-15 04:49 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 22°28' Gemini |
| 1959-12-22 14:34 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 1959-12-23 20:59 UTC | Saturn sextile Neptune | Exact sextile |
| 1959-12-29 19:09 UTC | New Moon in Capricorn | 7°20' Capricorn |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1959?

In 1959, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Mar 19 to Apr 12; Jul 22 to Aug 15; Nov 14 to Dec 3). There are 4 eclipses: Partial Lunar Eclipse on March 24, 1959 in Libra; Annular Solar Eclipse on April 8, 1959 in Aries; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on September 17, 1959 in Pisces; Total Solar Eclipse on October 2, 1959 in Libra. All dates are in UTC.

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1959?

Mercury is retrograde 3 times in 1959: from March 19, 1959 to April 12, 1959 (Aries); from July 22, 1959 to August 15, 1959 (Leo); from November 14, 1959 to December 3, 1959 (Sagittarius and Scorpio).

### When Are the Eclipses in 1959?

Partial Lunar Eclipse in Libra on March 24, 1959; Annular Solar Eclipse in Aries on April 8, 1959; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on September 17, 1959; Total Solar Eclipse in Libra on October 2, 1959.

### When Do the Seasons Start in 1959?

March Equinox: March 21, 1959 at 3:54 AM ET (08:54 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 1959 at 11:49 PM ET (03:49 UTC on June 22); September Equinox: September 23, 1959 at 3:08 PM ET (19:08 UTC); December Solstice: December 22, 1959 at 9:34 AM ET (14:34 UTC).

### Why Do Some Calendars List a Different Date?

Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.

## Method

Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time.

Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1959). Free to cite with a link to the source page.