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Where Were the Planets on April 14, 1959?

Quick Answer

On April 14, 1959, the Sun was in Aries (23°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (33% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 14, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°05' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°13' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 14, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°47'51" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1959	Apr 20, 1959 into Taurus
Moon	3°08'01" Cancer	Direct	Apr 14, 1959	Apr 16, 1959 into Leo
Mercury	0°53'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 5, 1959	May 12, 1959 into Taurus
Venus	29°32'56" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1959	Apr 14, 1959 into Gemini
Mars	2°18'06" Cancer	Direct	Apr 10, 1959	Jun 1, 1959 into Leo
Jupiter	0°54'56" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°03'33" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°14'19" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	5°55'11" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°52'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°34'24" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 14, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 14, 05:47 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Apr 14, 13:36 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Apr 14, 21:07 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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