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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1959?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 1959, the Sun was in Pisces (12°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (35% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 3, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°02' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 6°47' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°09'46" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1959	Mar 21, 1959 into Aries
Moon	29°56'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 1, 1959	Mar 3, 1959 into Capricorn
Mercury	26°38'15" Pisces	Direct	Feb 17, 1959	Mar 5, 1959 into Aries
Venus	8°41'24" Aries	Direct	Feb 24, 1959	Mar 20, 1959 into Taurus
Mars	9°46'43" Gemini	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 10, 1959 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°37'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Saturn	5°30'19" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°10'24" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°47'57" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°44'35" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°47'50" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 3, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 35% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 12:05 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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