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Where Were the Planets on July 27, 1959?

Quick Answer

On July 27, 1959, the Sun was in Leo (3°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Mars sextiled Neptune. Inspired action. Good for dance, art, charity and following a hunch.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 27, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°38' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°34' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 27, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°42'37" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1959	Aug 23, 1959 into Virgo
Moon	2°37'49" Taurus	Direct	Jul 27, 1959	Jul 29, 1959 into Gemini
Mercury	18°29'10" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 28, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Virgo
Venus	12°30'27" Virgo	Direct	Jul 8, 1959	Sep 20, 1959 into Leo
Mars	4°22'14" Virgo	Direct	Jul 20, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Libra
Jupiter	22°12'14" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	1°38'38" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°51'03" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°12'51" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°55'08" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	7°03'58" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on July 27, 1959

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 27, 05:55 UTC	Mars sextile Neptune	Inspired action. Good for dance, art, charity and following a hunch.
Jul 27, 06:43 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jul 27, 14:22 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	3°48' Taurus

Born on July 27, 1959?

The Sun, Mercury and Uranus were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. Mars and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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