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Where Were the Planets on February 26, 1959?

Quick Answer

On February 26, 1959, the Sun was in Pisces (7°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 26, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°46' Libra at midnight UTC to 26°14' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 26, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°08'38" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1959	Mar 21, 1959 into Aries
Moon	19°00'39" Libra	Direct	Feb 25, 1959	Feb 27, 1959 into Scorpio
Mercury	17°33'51" Pisces	Direct	Feb 17, 1959	Mar 5, 1959 into Aries
Venus	2°31'39" Aries	Direct	Feb 24, 1959	Mar 20, 1959 into Taurus
Mars	7°19'17" Gemini	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 10, 1959 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°20'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Saturn	5°08'55" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°21'45" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°51'25" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°52'09" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°03'44" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on February 26, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 26, 05:13 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine
Feb 26, 20:11 UTC	The Sun square Mars	Exact square

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