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Where Were the Planets on February 21, 1959?

Quick Answer

On February 21, 1959, the Sun was in Pisces (2°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 21, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°19' Leo at midnight UTC to 14°52' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 21, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°06'53" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1959	Mar 21, 1959 into Aries
Moon	8°03'12" Leo	Direct	Feb 20, 1959	Feb 23, 1959 into Virgo
Mercury	8°10'41" Pisces	Direct	Feb 17, 1959	Mar 5, 1959 into Aries
Venus	26°20'53" Pisces	Direct	Jan 31, 1959	Feb 24, 1959 into Aries
Mars	4°55'57" Gemini	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 10, 1959 into Cancer
Jupiter	0°59'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Saturn	4°45'40" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°33'44" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°54'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°59'48" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°19'37" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 21, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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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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