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Where Were the Planets on February 5, 1959?

Quick Answer

On February 5, 1959, the Sun was in Aquarius (15°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 5, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°09' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 23°55' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 5, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°56'31" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1959	Feb 19, 1959 into Pisces
Moon	17°04'07" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 4, 1959	Feb 6, 1959 into Aquarius
Mercury	9°37'12" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 30, 1959	Feb 17, 1959 into Pisces
Venus	6°28'18" Pisces	Direct	Jan 31, 1959	Feb 24, 1959 into Aries
Mars	27°51'58" Taurus	Direct	Oct 28, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Gemini
Jupiter	29°26'03" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	3°20'07" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°14'46" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°57'20" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°23'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°10'27" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 5, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 5, 21:20 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine
Feb 5, 23:58 UTC	Saturn trine Pluto	Exact trine

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