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Where Were the Planets on September 3, 1959?

Quick Answer

On September 3, 1959, the Sun was in Virgo (10°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 3, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°44' Virgo at midnight UTC to 22°28' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 3, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°14'19" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1959	Sep 23, 1959 into Libra
Moon	15°35'02" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 1959	Sep 4, 1959 into Libra
Mercury	27°03'25" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Virgo
Venus	6°41'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 8, 1959	Sep 20, 1959 into Leo
Mars	28°25'18" Virgo	Direct	Jul 20, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Libra
Jupiter	25°02'39" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°27'32" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	18°10'42" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°48'08" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°09'28" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°03'14" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on September 3, 1959

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 3, 01:56 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	9°50' Virgo

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