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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.

The Annular Solar Eclipse in Aries was the day's main event. Mercury trined Jupiter while Mercury was retrograde. Good news travels, and conversations open doors.

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	Good news travels, and conversations open doors.
Apr 8, 03:23 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Aries	17°33' Aries

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