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Where Were the Planets on August 4, 1959?

Quick Answer

On August 4, 1959, the Sun was in Leo (11°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 4, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°38' Leo at midnight UTC to 16°34' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 4, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°21'50" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1959	Aug 23, 1959 into Virgo
Moon	10°05'01" Leo	Direct	Aug 3, 1959	Aug 6, 1959 into Virgo
Mercury	13°29'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 28, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Virgo
Venus	15°20'42" Virgo	Direct	Jul 8, 1959	Sep 20, 1959 into Leo
Mars	9°22'11" Virgo	Direct	Jul 20, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Libra
Jupiter	22°28'17" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	1°13'46" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°20'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°16'39" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°09'56" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°38'33" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 4, 1959

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 4, 14:34 UTC	New Moon in Leo	11°28' Leo

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