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Where Were the Planets on July 6, 1959?

Quick Answer

On July 6, 1959, the Sun was in Cancer (13°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 6, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°14' Cancer at midnight UTC to 24°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 6, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°40'32" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1959	Jul 23, 1959 into Leo
Moon	18°26'46" Cancer	Direct	Jul 5, 1959	Jul 7, 1959 into Leo
Mercury	9°45'55" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Virgo
Venus	28°20'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 6, 1959	Jul 8, 1959 into Virgo
Mars	21°23'58" Leo	Direct	Jun 1, 1959	Jul 20, 1959 into Virgo
Jupiter	22°24'59" Scorpio	Retrograde	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	3°00'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°37'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°12'41" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°20'53" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°10'41" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 6, 1959

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 6, 02:01 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	13°17' Cancer

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