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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1959?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1959, the Sun was in Aries (25°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°37' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°18' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°45'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1959	Apr 20, 1959 into Taurus
Moon	27°55'32" Cancer	Direct	Apr 14, 1959	Apr 16, 1959 into Leo
Mercury	1°28'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 5, 1959	May 12, 1959 into Taurus
Venus	1°55'07" Gemini	Direct	Apr 14, 1959	May 10, 1959 into Cancer
Mars	3°25'56" Cancer	Direct	Apr 10, 1959	Jun 1, 1959 into Leo
Jupiter	0°45'12" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°03'47" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°13'48" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	5°52'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°51'08" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°28'03" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 16, 1959

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 07:33 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	25°34' Cancer
Apr 16, 10:40 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square
Apr 16, 15:54 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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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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