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Where Were the Planets on August 28, 1959?

Quick Answer

On August 28, 1959, the Sun was in Virgo (4°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (30% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Mercury met Uranus in Leo. Sudden insight, abrupt news and scattered focus. Mars sextiled Jupiter. The Sun sextiled Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 28, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°10' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°16' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 28, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°26'00" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1959	Sep 23, 1959 into Libra
Moon	28°12'21" Gemini	Direct	Aug 26, 1959	Aug 28, 1959 into Cancer
Mercury	17°10'38" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Virgo
Venus	10°21'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 8, 1959	Sep 20, 1959 into Leo
Mars	24°34'11" Virgo	Direct	Jul 20, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Libra
Jupiter	24°20'52" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°30'11" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°49'17" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°39'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°57'23" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°22'18" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 28, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 28, 01:59 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Effort is rewarded. Good for sport, launches and bold asks.
Aug 28, 15:33 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Aug 28, 17:50 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.
Aug 28, 23:04 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Sudden insight, abrupt news and scattered focus.

Born on August 28, 1959?

The Sun, Venus, Mars and Pluto were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. The Sun and Pluto 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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