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Where Were the Planets on January 9, 1959?

Quick Answer

On January 9, 1959, the Sun was in Capricorn (18°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 9, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°56' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 28°55' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 9, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°29'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1958	Jan 20, 1959 into Aquarius
Moon	21°58'28" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 7, 1959	Jan 10, 1959 into Aquarius
Mercury	28°21'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 5, 1958	Jan 10, 1959 into Capricorn
Venus	2°42'13" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1959	Jan 31, 1959 into Pisces
Mars	19°00'40" Taurus	Direct	Oct 28, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Gemini
Jupiter	25°29'01" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°27'07" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°22'29" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°43'02" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°56'59" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	17°36'14" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 9, 1959

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 9, 05:34 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	18°13' Capricorn

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