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Where Were the Planets on August 18, 1959?

Quick Answer

On August 18, 1959, the Sun was in Leo (24°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

The Full Moon fell at 24°50' Aquarius.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 18, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°29' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°07' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 18, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°47'50" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1959	Aug 23, 1959 into Virgo
Moon	24°21'09" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 16, 1959	Aug 18, 1959 into Pisces
Mercury	8°05'04" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Virgo
Venus	14°59'49" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 8, 1959	Sep 20, 1959 into Leo
Mars	18°11'55" Virgo	Direct	Jul 20, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Libra
Jupiter	23°22'53" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°42'11" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°12'40" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°28'06" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°37'16" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°54'04" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 18, 1959

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 18, 12:51 UTC	Full Moon in Aquarius	24°50' Aquarius
Aug 18, 21:59 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on August 18, 1959?

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

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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