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Where Were the Planets on April 26, 1959?

Quick Answer

On April 26, 1959, the Sun was in Taurus (5°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (85% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 26, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°22' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 29°03' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 26, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°30'33" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1959	May 21, 1959 into Gemini
Moon	21°46'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 25, 1959	Apr 27, 1959 into Capricorn
Mercury	8°27'03" Aries	Direct	Mar 5, 1959	May 12, 1959 into Taurus
Venus	13°40'17" Gemini	Direct	Apr 14, 1959	May 10, 1959 into Cancer
Mars	9°08'08" Cancer	Direct	Apr 10, 1959	Jun 1, 1959 into Leo
Jupiter	29°48'15" Scorpio	Retrograde	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	6°59'03" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°14'27" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	5°35'45" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°44'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	11°56'16" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 26, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 26, 14:04 UTC	The Sun opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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