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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1959?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1959, the Sun was in Leo (22°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

The Sun squared Jupiter. Overreach is the risk: too much, too soon, too sure.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°27' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 3°34' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°52'29" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1959	Aug 23, 1959 into Virgo
Moon	26°32'18" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 14, 1959	Aug 16, 1959 into Aquarius
Mercury	7°41'58" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 28, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Virgo
Venus	15°30'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 8, 1959	Sep 20, 1959 into Leo
Mars	16°55'52" Virgo	Direct	Jul 20, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Libra
Jupiter	23°13'07" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°45'40" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°05'15" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°26'06" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°33'17" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°00'25" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 16, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 17:53 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Aug 16, 21:21 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Overreach is the risk: too much, too soon, too sure.

Born on August 16, 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 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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