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Where Were the Planets on August 14, 1959?

Quick Answer

On August 14, 1959, the Sun was in Leo (20°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Venus met Mars in Virgo while Venus was retrograde. Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 14, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°51' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 5°10' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 14, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°57'14" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1959	Aug 23, 1959 into Virgo
Moon	28°01'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 12, 1959	Aug 14, 1959 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°47'53" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 28, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Virgo
Venus	15°52'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 8, 1959	Sep 20, 1959 into Leo
Mars	15°39'57" Virgo	Direct	Jul 20, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Libra
Jupiter	23°03'59" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°49'30" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°57'49" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°24'13" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°29'19" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°06'46" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 14, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 14, 15:18 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Aug 14, 18:26 UTC	Venus conjunct Mars	Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.

Born on August 14, 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 less than a degree 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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