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Where Were the Planets on March 29, 1959?

Quick Answer

On March 29, 1959, the Sun was in Aries (8°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 29, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°08' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 19°31' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 29, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°03'03" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1959	Apr 20, 1959 into Taurus
Moon	12°22'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 28, 1959	Mar 30, 1959 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°55'18" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 5, 1959	May 12, 1959 into Taurus
Venus	10°23'54" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1959	Apr 14, 1959 into Gemini
Mars	23°24'49" Gemini	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 10, 1959 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°49'03" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Saturn	6°47'32" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°26'01" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°19'13" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°08'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	13°25'14" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 29, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 29, 10:18 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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