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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1959?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1959, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (56% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun sextiled Jupiter. A generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°16' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°03' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°38'10" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1958	Jan 20, 1959 into Aquarius
Moon	3°10'20" Taurus	Direct	Jan 17, 1959	Jan 19, 1959 into Gemini
Mercury	9°43'50" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 10, 1959	Jan 30, 1959 into Aquarius
Venus	12°43'53" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1959	Jan 31, 1959 into Pisces
Mars	21°06'22" Taurus	Direct	Oct 28, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°48'00" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	1°21'08" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°03'39" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°49'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°48'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	17°10'49" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 17, 1959

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 05:32 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jan 17, 16:34 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	A generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.

Born on January 17, 1959?

The Sun, Mercury and Saturn were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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