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Where Were the Planets on March 2, 1959?

Quick Answer

On March 2, 1959, the Sun was in Pisces (11°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 2, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°04' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 23°01' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 2, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°09'36" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1959	Mar 21, 1959 into Aries
Moon	16°05'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 1, 1959	Mar 3, 1959 into Capricorn
Mercury	24°52'53" Pisces	Direct	Feb 17, 1959	Mar 5, 1959 into Aries
Venus	7°27'32" Aries	Direct	Feb 24, 1959	Mar 20, 1959 into Taurus
Mars	9°16'55" Gemini	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 10, 1959 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°34'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Saturn	5°26'11" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°12'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°48'42" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°46'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°51'01" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 2, 1959

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 2, 02:54 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	10°47' Sagittarius

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