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Where Were the Planets on August 12, 1959?

Quick Answer

On August 12, 1959, the Sun was in Leo (19°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (59% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 12, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°19' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 6°32' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 12, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°02'02" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1959	Aug 23, 1959 into Virgo
Moon	29°25'32" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1959	Aug 12, 1959 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°20'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 28, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Virgo
Venus	16°04'25" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 8, 1959	Sep 20, 1959 into Leo
Mars	14°24'09" Virgo	Direct	Jul 20, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Libra
Jupiter	22°55'30" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°53'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°50'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°22'27" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°25'23" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°13'08" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 12, 1959

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 59% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 12, 12:58 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on August 12, 1959?

The Sun, Mercury and Uranus were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. Venus and Mars sat 2 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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