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Where Were the Planets on January 28, 1959?

Quick Answer

On January 28, 1959, the Sun was in Aquarius (7°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (84% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 28, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°48' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°48' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 28, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°49'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1959	Feb 19, 1959 into Pisces
Moon	24°48'12" Virgo	Direct	Jan 26, 1959	Jan 28, 1959 into Libra
Mercury	26°33'23" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 10, 1959	Jan 30, 1959 into Aquarius
Venus	26°29'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1959	Jan 31, 1959 into Pisces
Mars	24°45'42" Taurus	Direct	Oct 28, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Gemini
Jupiter	28°25'02" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°31'55" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°35'45" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°55'40" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°34'51" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°35'52" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 28, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 28, 20:53 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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