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Where Were the Planets on February 6, 1959?

Quick Answer

On February 6, 1959, the Sun was in Aquarius (16°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 6, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°56' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°30' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 6, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°57'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1959	Feb 19, 1959 into Pisces
Moon	0°45'08" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1959	Feb 8, 1959 into Pisces
Mercury	11°18'29" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 30, 1959	Feb 17, 1959 into Pisces
Venus	7°43'04" Pisces	Direct	Jan 31, 1959	Feb 24, 1959 into Aries
Mars	28°16'37" Taurus	Direct	Oct 28, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Gemini
Jupiter	29°33'03" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	3°25'54" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°12'08" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°57'23" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°22'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°07'16" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 6, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 6, 10:40 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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