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Where Were the Planets on August 11, 1959?

Quick Answer

On August 11, 1959, the Sun was in Leo (18°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 11, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°11' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 22°18' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 11, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°04'27" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1959	Aug 23, 1959 into Virgo
Moon	15°14'19" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1959	Aug 12, 1959 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°45'59" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 28, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Virgo
Venus	16°06'50" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 8, 1959	Sep 20, 1959 into Leo
Mars	13°46'17" Virgo	Direct	Jul 20, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Libra
Jupiter	22°51'30" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°55'55" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°46'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°21'37" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°23'25" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°16'18" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 11, 1959

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 11, 17:10 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	18°17' Scorpio

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