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Where Were the Planets on April 8, 1959?

Quick Answer

On April 8, 1959, the Sun was in Aries (17°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 8, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°49' Aries at midnight UTC to 27°45' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 8, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°54'32" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1959	Apr 20, 1959 into Taurus
Moon	21°48'06" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 1959	Apr 9, 1959 into Taurus
Mercury	1°13'00" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 5, 1959	May 12, 1959 into Taurus
Venus	22°24'17" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1959	Apr 14, 1959 into Gemini
Mars	28°56'02" Gemini	Direct	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 10, 1959 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°20'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°00'30" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°17'08" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°04'34" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°58'07" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°53'28" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 8, 1959

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 8, 01:28 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Apr 8, 03:23 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Aries	17°33' Aries

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