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Where Were the Planets on April 29, 1959?

Quick Answer

On April 29, 1959, the Sun was in Taurus (8°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 29, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°12' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°37' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 29, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°25'33" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1959	May 21, 1959 into Gemini
Moon	3°58'28" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 29, 1959	May 1, 1959 into Pisces
Mercury	11°36'44" Aries	Direct	Mar 5, 1959	May 12, 1959 into Taurus
Venus	17°09'49" Gemini	Direct	Apr 14, 1959	May 10, 1959 into Cancer
Mars	10°51'43" Cancer	Direct	Apr 10, 1959	Jun 1, 1959 into Leo
Jupiter	29°28'49" Scorpio	Retrograde	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	6°55'46" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°15'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	5°30'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°43'18" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	11°46'44" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 29, 1959

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 29, 04:55 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 29, 20:39 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	8°46' Aquarius

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