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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1959?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1959, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (61% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°10' Virgo at midnight UTC to 4°59' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°19'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1958	Jan 20, 1959 into Aquarius
Moon	28°04'09" Virgo	Direct	Dec 30, 1958	Jan 1, 1959 into Libra
Mercury	18°10'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 5, 1958	Jan 10, 1959 into Capricorn
Venus	22°39'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1958	Jan 7, 1959 into Aquarius
Mars	17°30'24" Taurus	Direct	Oct 28, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Gemini
Jupiter	24°03'54" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	29°31'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	15°39'26" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°34'13" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°03'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°01'39" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 1, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 15:20 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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