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Where Were the Planets on June 3, 1959?

Quick Answer

On June 3, 1959, the Sun was in Gemini (12°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 3, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°37' Taurus at midnight UTC to 15°25' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 3, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°10'00" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1959	Jun 22, 1959 into Cancer
Moon	9°31'47" Taurus	Direct	Jun 2, 1959	Jun 5, 1959 into Gemini
Mercury	12°33'16" Gemini	Direct	May 28, 1959	Jun 11, 1959 into Cancer
Venus	26°21'12" Cancer	Direct	May 10, 1959	Jun 6, 1959 into Leo
Mars	1°25'53" Leo	Direct	Jun 1, 1959	Jul 20, 1959 into Virgo
Jupiter	25°11'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	5°21'54" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°04'21" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°38'59" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°46'28" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°55'32" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 3, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 3, 04:31 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Jun 3, 17:44 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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