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Where Were the Planets on February 23, 1959?

Quick Answer

On February 23, 1959, the Sun was in Pisces (4°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 23, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°46' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°56' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 23, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°07'40" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1959	Mar 21, 1959 into Aries
Moon	5°49'43" Virgo	Direct	Feb 23, 1959	Feb 25, 1959 into Libra
Mercury	11°56'05" Pisces	Direct	Feb 17, 1959	Mar 5, 1959 into Aries
Venus	28°49'19" Pisces	Direct	Jan 31, 1959	Feb 24, 1959 into Aries
Mars	5°52'46" Gemini	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 10, 1959 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°08'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Saturn	4°55'11" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°28'52" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°53'09" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°56'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°13'15" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 23, 1959

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 23, 02:05 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Feb 23, 08:54 UTC	Full Moon in Virgo	4°00' Virgo

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