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Where Were the Planets on January 24, 1959?

Quick Answer

On January 24, 1959, the Sun was in Aquarius (3°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 24, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°15' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°33' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 24, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°45'29" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1959	Feb 19, 1959 into Pisces
Moon	29°52'43" Cancer	Direct	Jan 22, 1959	Jan 24, 1959 into Leo
Mercury	20°17'33" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 10, 1959	Jan 30, 1959 into Aquarius
Venus	21°29'29" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1959	Jan 31, 1959 into Pisces
Mars	23°20'32" Taurus	Direct	Oct 28, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Gemini
Jupiter	27°51'25" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°06'44" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°46'06" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°54'01" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°40'04" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°48'34" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 24, 1959

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 24, 12:13 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jan 24, 19:33 UTC	Full Moon in Leo	4°05' Leo

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