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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1959?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 1959, the Sun was in Virgo (2°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°22' Taurus at midnight UTC to 10°13' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°30'08" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1959	Sep 23, 1959 into Libra
Moon	4°17'48" Gemini	Direct	Aug 26, 1959	Aug 28, 1959 into Cancer
Mercury	14°29'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Virgo
Venus	11°30'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 8, 1959	Sep 20, 1959 into Leo
Mars	23°17'26" Virgo	Direct	Jul 20, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Libra
Jupiter	24°08'05" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°31'50" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°42'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°37'14" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°53'20" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°28'39" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 26, 1959

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 03:18 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 26, 08:03 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	2°20' Gemini

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