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Where Were the Planets on July 17, 1959?

Quick Answer

On July 17, 1959, the Sun was in Cancer (24°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 17, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°33' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 25°16' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 17, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°09'57" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1959	Jul 23, 1959 into Leo
Moon	17°54'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 16, 1959	Jul 18, 1959 into Capricorn
Mercury	18°12'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Virgo
Venus	6°43'42" Virgo	Direct	Jul 8, 1959	Sep 20, 1959 into Leo
Mars	28°10'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 1, 1959	Jul 20, 1959 into Virgo
Jupiter	22°08'20" Scorpio	Retrograde	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°15'16" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°15'03" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°11'01" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°37'53" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	7°35'44" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 17, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on July 17, 1959?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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