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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1959?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1959, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°56' Libra at midnight UTC to 14°02' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°52'08" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1959	Feb 19, 1959 into Pisces
Moon	6°59'43" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 31, 1959	Feb 2, 1959 into Sagittarius
Mercury	1°22'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 30, 1959	Feb 17, 1959 into Pisces
Venus	0°14'08" Pisces	Direct	Jan 31, 1959	Feb 24, 1959 into Aries
Mars	25°53'12" Taurus	Direct	Oct 28, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Gemini
Jupiter	28°48'55" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°50'21" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°27'54" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°56'33" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°30'46" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°26'20" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 31, 1959

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 00:05 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 31, 07:28 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jan 31, 19:07 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	11°10' Scorpio

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