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Where Were the Planets on June 22, 1959?

Quick Answer

On June 22, 1959, the Sun was in Cancer (0°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 22, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°05' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 0°34' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 22, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°19'29" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1959	Jul 23, 1959 into Leo
Moon	23°23'21" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 20, 1959	Jun 22, 1959 into Aquarius
Mercury	20°26'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 11, 1959	Jun 28, 1959 into Leo
Venus	15°42'23" Leo	Direct	Jun 6, 1959	Jul 8, 1959 into Virgo
Mars	12°52'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 1, 1959	Jul 20, 1959 into Virgo
Jupiter	23°16'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	4°02'11" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°53'31" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°20'12" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°02'57" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°55'10" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 22, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 22, 03:49 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 22, 23:00 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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