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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1959?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1959, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (57% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°40' Taurus at midnight UTC to 10°38' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°04'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1959	Feb 19, 1959 into Pisces
Moon	4°38'55" Gemini	Direct	Feb 16, 1959	Feb 18, 1959 into Cancer
Mercury	28°54'47" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 30, 1959	Feb 17, 1959 into Pisces
Venus	20°09'08" Pisces	Direct	Jan 31, 1959	Feb 24, 1959 into Aries
Mars	2°37'14" Gemini	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 10, 1959 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°34'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Saturn	4°20'40" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°46'12" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°56'03" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°07'24" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°35'30" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 16, 1959

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 02:39 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Aquarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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