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Where Were the Planets on September 2, 1959?

Quick Answer

On September 2, 1959, the Sun was in Virgo (9°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Mercury squared Jupiter. Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 2, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°14' Leo at midnight UTC to 8°43' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 2, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°16'12" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1959	Sep 23, 1959 into Libra
Moon	1°57'28" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 1959	Sep 4, 1959 into Libra
Mercury	25°16'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Virgo
Venus	7°18'40" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 8, 1959	Sep 20, 1959 into Leo
Mars	27°46'41" Virgo	Direct	Jul 20, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Libra
Jupiter	24°55'20" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°27'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	18°07'10" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°46'41" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°07'28" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°06'24" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on September 2, 1959

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 2, 06:56 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.
Sep 2, 08:30 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on September 2, 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 Venus sat 2 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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