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Where Were the Planets on March 24, 1959?

Quick Answer

On March 24, 1959, the Sun was in Aries (3°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 24, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°11' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°51' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 24, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°06'11" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1959	Apr 20, 1959 into Taurus
Moon	28°30'00" Virgo	Direct	Mar 22, 1959	Mar 24, 1959 into Libra
Mercury	11°37'14" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 5, 1959	May 12, 1959 into Taurus
Venus	4°21'10" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1959	Apr 14, 1959 into Gemini
Mars	20°42'09" Gemini	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 10, 1959 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°56'34" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Saturn	6°37'26" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°32'18" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°25'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°15'02" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	13°41'07" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 24, 1959

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 24, 14:26 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Mar 24, 20:11 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Libra	3°31' Libra

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