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Where Were the Planets on January 10, 1959?

Quick Answer

On January 10, 1959, the Sun was in Capricorn (19°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 10, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°55' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 12°34' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 10, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°30'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1958	Jan 20, 1959 into Aquarius
Moon	5°48'05" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1959	Jan 12, 1959 into Pisces
Mercury	29°43'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 5, 1958	Jan 10, 1959 into Capricorn
Venus	3°57'28" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1959	Jan 31, 1959 into Pisces
Mars	19°14'34" Taurus	Direct	Oct 28, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Gemini
Jupiter	25°39'15" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°33'58" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°20'13" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°44'00" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°56'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	17°33'03" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 10, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 10, 01:51 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 10, 04:00 UTC	The Sun trine Mars	Exact trine
Jan 10, 16:47 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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