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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1959?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1959, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (82% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°52' Gemini at midnight UTC to 15°02' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°41'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1958	Jan 20, 1959 into Aquarius
Moon	8°56'13" Gemini	Direct	Jan 19, 1959	Jan 22, 1959 into Cancer
Mercury	14°11'40" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 10, 1959	Jan 30, 1959 into Aquarius
Venus	16°29'15" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1959	Jan 31, 1959 into Pisces
Mars	22°01'22" Taurus	Direct	Oct 28, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Gemini
Jupiter	27°15'52" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	1°40'53" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°56'13" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°51'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°45'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	17°01'17" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 20, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 19:19 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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