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Where Were the Planets on June 28, 1959?

Quick Answer

On June 28, 1959, the Sun was in Cancer (6°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (45% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 28, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°24' Aries at midnight UTC to 18°29' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 28, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°02'46" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1959	Jul 23, 1959 into Leo
Moon	12°28'55" Aries	Direct	Jun 27, 1959	Jun 29, 1959 into Taurus
Mercury	29°43'53" Cancer	Direct	Jun 11, 1959	Jun 28, 1959 into Leo
Venus	21°20'17" Leo	Direct	Jun 6, 1959	Jul 8, 1959 into Virgo
Mars	16°30'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 1, 1959	Jul 20, 1959 into Virgo
Jupiter	22°50'32" Scorpio	Retrograde	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	3°35'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°11'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°16'16" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°10'04" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°36'06" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on June 28, 1959

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 28, 16:31 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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