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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 1959?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 1959, the Sun was in Virgo (3°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (39% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°14' Gemini at midnight UTC to 22°10' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°28'03" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1959	Sep 23, 1959 into Libra
Moon	16°11'36" Gemini	Direct	Aug 26, 1959	Aug 28, 1959 into Cancer
Mercury	15°47'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Virgo
Venus	10°56'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 8, 1959	Sep 20, 1959 into Leo
Mars	23°55'48" Virgo	Direct	Jul 20, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Libra
Jupiter	24°14'24" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°30'57" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°45'40" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°38'30" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°55'21" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°25'28" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 27, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 23:43 UTC	The Sun conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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