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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1959?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 1959, the Sun was in Taurus (2°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°00' Libra at midnight UTC to 14°11' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°35'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1959	May 21, 1959 into Gemini
Moon	6°36'11" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 23, 1959	Apr 25, 1959 into Sagittarius
Mercury	5°43'51" Aries	Direct	Mar 5, 1959	May 12, 1959 into Taurus
Venus	10°09'47" Gemini	Direct	Apr 14, 1959	May 10, 1959 into Cancer
Mars	7°24'58" Cancer	Direct	Apr 10, 1959	Jun 1, 1959 into Leo
Jupiter	0°06'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Feb 10, 1959	Apr 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°01'29" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°13'42" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	5°40'39" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°46'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°05'48" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 23, 1959

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 01:33 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Apr 23, 05:13 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	2°19' Scorpio

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