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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1959?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1959, the Sun was in Gemini (1°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°43' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 22°52' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°36'50" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1959	Jun 22, 1959 into Cancer
Moon	15°20'02" Sagittarius	Direct	May 22, 1959	May 24, 1959 into Capricorn
Mercury	19°13'19" Taurus	Direct	May 12, 1959	May 28, 1959 into Gemini
Venus	14°24'53" Cancer	Direct	May 10, 1959	Jun 6, 1959 into Leo
Mars	24°53'35" Cancer	Direct	Apr 10, 1959	Jun 1, 1959 into Leo
Jupiter	26°32'04" Scorpio	Retrograde	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	6°01'00" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°42'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°53'31" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°41'35" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	10°30'29" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 23, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 13:59 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square

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