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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1959?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1959, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (66% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Jupiter. Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts. Mars squared Pluto. Mercury moved from Aquarius into Pisces.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°39' Gemini at midnight UTC to 22°50' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°04'57" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1959	Feb 19, 1959 into Pisces
Moon	16°43'10" Gemini	Direct	Feb 16, 1959	Feb 18, 1959 into Cancer
Mercury	0°44'44" Pisces	Direct	Feb 17, 1959	Mar 5, 1959 into Aries
Venus	21°23'34" Pisces	Direct	Jan 31, 1959	Feb 24, 1959 into Aries
Mars	3°04'34" Gemini	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 10, 1959 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°40'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Saturn	4°25'48" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°43'40" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°55'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°05'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°32'19" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 17, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 02:15 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Feb 17, 10:58 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.
Feb 17, 13:05 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Pressure and confrontation. Forcing the issue tends to backfire.

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