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Where Were the Planets on March 30, 1959?

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On March 30, 1959, the Sun was in Aries (9°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (61% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Saturn while Mercury was retrograde. Worry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 30, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°31' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 3°35' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 30, 1959
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun9°02'20" AriesDirect into Taurus
Moon26°36'13" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury7°04'20" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Venus11°36'15" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mars23°57'36" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter1°46'59" SagittariusRetrograde into Scorpio
Saturn6°49'16" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus12°24'54" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune6°17'49" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto2°07'44" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node13°22'03" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on March 30, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius
Mercury square SaturnWorry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.

Born on March 30, 1959?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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