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Where Were the Planets on June 26, 1959?

Quick Answer

On June 26, 1959, the Sun was in Cancer (4°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (64% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 26, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°22' Pisces at midnight UTC to 24°03' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 26, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°08'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1959	Jul 23, 1959 into Leo
Moon	17°46'03" Pisces	Direct	Jun 25, 1959	Jun 27, 1959 into Aries
Mercury	26°47'53" Cancer	Direct	Jun 11, 1959	Jun 28, 1959 into Leo
Venus	19°29'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 6, 1959	Jul 8, 1959 into Virgo
Mars	15°17'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 1, 1959	Jul 20, 1959 into Virgo
Jupiter	22°58'36" Scorpio	Retrograde	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	3°44'32" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°05'27" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°17'28" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°07'36" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°42'28" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 26, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 26, 02:43 UTC	The Sun opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Jun 26, 15:47 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine

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