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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1959?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1959, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°26' Aries at midnight UTC to 27°16' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°37'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1958	Jan 20, 1959 into Aquarius
Moon	21°22'01" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1959	Jan 17, 1959 into Taurus
Mercury	8°15'51" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 10, 1959	Jan 30, 1959 into Aquarius
Venus	11°28'44" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1959	Jan 31, 1959 into Pisces
Mars	20°48'56" Taurus	Direct	Oct 28, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°38'30" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	1°14'29" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°06'05" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°49'04" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°49'40" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	17°14'00" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 16, 1959

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 21:27 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	26°01' Aries

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