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Where Were the Planets on February 13, 1959?

Quick Answer

On February 13, 1959, the Sun was in Aquarius (24°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 13, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°10' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°01' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 13, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°02'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1959	Feb 19, 1959 into Pisces
Moon	29°07'10" Aries	Direct	Feb 11, 1959	Feb 13, 1959 into Taurus
Mercury	23°29'30" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 30, 1959	Feb 17, 1959 into Pisces
Venus	16°25'39" Pisces	Direct	Jan 31, 1959	Feb 24, 1959 into Aries
Mars	1°16'31" Gemini	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 10, 1959 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°17'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Saturn	4°04'52" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°53'53" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°56'48" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°11'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°45'02" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 13, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 13, 13:47 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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