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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1959?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1959, the Sun was in Taurus (24°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (57% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°21' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°41' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°52'42" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1959	May 21, 1959 into Gemini
Moon	2°58'49" Virgo	Direct	May 16, 1959	May 18, 1959 into Libra
Mercury	6°10'42" Taurus	Direct	May 12, 1959	May 28, 1959 into Gemini
Venus	6°36'51" Cancer	Direct	May 10, 1959	Jun 6, 1959 into Leo
Mars	20°45'54" Cancer	Direct	Apr 10, 1959	Jun 1, 1959 into Leo
Jupiter	27°25'28" Scorpio	Retrograde	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	6°21'47" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°31'47" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	5°03'48" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°40'19" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	10°52'44" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 16, 1959

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 06:37 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
May 16, 06:50 UTC	Venus opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
May 16, 14:28 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine

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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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