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Where Were the Planets on February 10, 1959?

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On February 10, 1959, the Sun was in Aquarius (21°00' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Jupiter entered Sagittarius, a sign change that comes around once every 12 years or so. Mars moved from Taurus into Gemini. Mars opposed Jupiter. Overconfidence. Taking on more than you can carry.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 10, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°35' Pisces at midnight UTC to 29°00' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 10, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°00'28" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1959	Feb 19, 1959 into Pisces
Moon	22°50'20" Pisces	Direct	Feb 8, 1959	Feb 11, 1959 into Aries
Mercury	18°11'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 30, 1959	Feb 17, 1959 into Pisces
Venus	12°41'52" Pisces	Direct	Jan 31, 1959	Feb 24, 1959 into Aries
Mars	29°57'53" Taurus	Direct	Oct 28, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Gemini
Jupiter	29°59'36" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	3°48'32" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°01'40" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°57'16" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°16'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°54'34" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 10, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 10, 13:30 UTC	Jupiter enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Feb 10, 13:57 UTC	Mars enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Feb 10, 14:06 UTC	Mars opposite Jupiter	Overconfidence. Taking on more than you can carry.

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