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Where Were the Planets on March 15, 1959?

Quick Answer

On March 15, 1959, the Sun was in Pisces (24°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (30% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 15, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°49' Taurus at midnight UTC to 6°39' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 15, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°09'38" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1959	Mar 21, 1959 into Aries
Moon	0°44'09" Gemini	Direct	Mar 15, 1959	Mar 17, 1959 into Cancer
Mercury	11°45'44" Aries	Direct	Mar 5, 1959	May 12, 1959 into Taurus
Venus	23°24'15" Aries	Direct	Feb 24, 1959	Mar 20, 1959 into Taurus
Mars	15°55'03" Gemini	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 10, 1959 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°58'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Saturn	6°13'25" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°46'28" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°36'42" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°27'04" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°09'43" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 15, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 15, 10:30 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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