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Where Were the Planets on June 16, 1959?

Quick Answer

On June 16, 1959, the Sun was in Gemini (24°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (75% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 16, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°03' Libra at midnight UTC to 1°25' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 16, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°36'00" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1959	Jun 22, 1959 into Cancer
Moon	24°11'58" Libra	Direct	Jun 14, 1959	Jun 16, 1959 into Scorpio
Mercury	9°44'58" Cancer	Direct	Jun 11, 1959	Jun 28, 1959 into Leo
Venus	9°48'51" Leo	Direct	Jun 6, 1959	Jul 8, 1959 into Virgo
Mars	9°14'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 1, 1959	Jul 20, 1959 into Virgo
Jupiter	23°47'57" Scorpio	Retrograde	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°28'22" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°36'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°25'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°56'42" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°14'14" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 16, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 16, 21:38 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on June 16, 1959?

Venus, Mars and Uranus were all in Leo, so everyone born that day carries a strong Leo streak alongside their Gemini Sun. Venus and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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