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Where Were the Planets on May 25, 1959?

Quick Answer

On May 25, 1959, the Sun was in Gemini (3°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 25, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°46' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 22°15' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 25, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°32'06" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1959	Jun 22, 1959 into Cancer
Moon	15°04'25" Capricorn	Direct	May 24, 1959	May 26, 1959 into Aquarius
Mercury	23°14'49" Taurus	Direct	May 12, 1959	May 28, 1959 into Gemini
Venus	16°36'58" Cancer	Direct	May 10, 1959	Jun 6, 1959 into Leo
Mars	26°04'38" Cancer	Direct	Apr 10, 1959	Jun 1, 1959 into Leo
Jupiter	26°16'57" Scorpio	Retrograde	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	5°54'26" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°46'11" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°50'43" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°42'13" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	10°24'08" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on May 25, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 25, 18:52 UTC	Mars trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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