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Where Were the Planets on June 12, 1959?

Quick Answer

On June 12, 1959, the Sun was in Gemini (20°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (32% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 12, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°04' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°04' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 12, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°46'46" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1959	Jun 22, 1959 into Cancer
Moon	29°32'53" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1959	Jun 12, 1959 into Virgo
Mercury	1°51'58" Cancer	Direct	Jun 11, 1959	Jun 28, 1959 into Leo
Venus	5°45'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 6, 1959	Jul 8, 1959 into Virgo
Mars	6°49'40" Leo	Direct	Jun 1, 1959	Jul 20, 1959 into Virgo
Jupiter	24°11'32" Scorpio	Retrograde	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°45'26" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°25'57" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°28'58" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°53'04" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°26'56" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 12, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 12, 12:13 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Jun 12, 12:49 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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