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Where Were the Planets on June 17, 1959?

Quick Answer

On June 17, 1959, the Sun was in Gemini (25°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (84% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 17, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°25' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 16°07' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 17, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°33'16" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1959	Jun 22, 1959 into Cancer
Moon	8°44'59" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 16, 1959	Jun 18, 1959 into Sagittarius
Mercury	11°37'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 11, 1959	Jun 28, 1959 into Leo
Venus	10°48'45" Leo	Direct	Jun 6, 1959	Jul 8, 1959 into Virgo
Mars	9°50'31" Leo	Direct	Jun 1, 1959	Jul 20, 1959 into Virgo
Jupiter	23°42'22" Scorpio	Retrograde	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°24'02" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°39'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°24'15" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°57'41" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°11'03" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 17, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 17, 10:34 UTC	Saturn sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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