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Where Were the Planets on June 8, 1959?

Quick Answer

On June 8, 1959, the Sun was in Gemini (16°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 8, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°10' Cancer at midnight UTC to 15°22' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 8, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°57'15" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1959	Jun 22, 1959 into Cancer
Moon	9°15'38" Cancer	Direct	Jun 7, 1959	Jun 10, 1959 into Leo
Mercury	23°28'32" Gemini	Direct	May 28, 1959	Jun 11, 1959 into Cancer
Venus	1°37'38" Leo	Direct	Jun 6, 1959	Jul 8, 1959 into Virgo
Mars	4°25'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 1, 1959	Jul 20, 1959 into Virgo
Jupiter	24°37'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	5°02'02" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°15'57" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°33'11" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°49'52" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°39'39" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 8, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 8, 16:59 UTC	Mars square Neptune	Exact square

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