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Where Were the Planets on July 24, 1959?

Quick Answer

On July 24, 1959, the Sun was in Leo (0°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (79% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 24, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°26' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°08' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 24, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°50'42" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1959	Aug 23, 1959 into Virgo
Moon	25°50'30" Pisces	Direct	Jul 22, 1959	Jul 24, 1959 into Aries
Mercury	19°15'35" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 28, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Virgo
Venus	11°00'05" Virgo	Direct	Jul 8, 1959	Sep 20, 1959 into Leo
Mars	2°30'18" Virgo	Direct	Jul 20, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Libra
Jupiter	22°09'10" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	1°49'02" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°40'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°11'58" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°49'48" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	7°13'30" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 24, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 24, 19:53 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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