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Where Were the Planets on March 31, 1959?

Quick Answer

On March 31, 1959, the Sun was in Aries (10°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 31, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°35' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 17°18' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 31, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°01'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1959	Apr 20, 1959 into Taurus
Moon	10°30'02" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 30, 1959	Apr 1, 1959 into Aquarius
Mercury	6°13'35" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 5, 1959	May 12, 1959 into Taurus
Venus	12°48'32" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1959	Apr 14, 1959 into Gemini
Mars	24°30'27" Gemini	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 10, 1959 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°44'45" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Saturn	6°50'55" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°23'50" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°16'24" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°06'35" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	13°18'53" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on March 31, 1959

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 31, 03:55 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square
Mar 31, 11:07 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	9°59' Capricorn

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