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Where Were the Planets on September 5, 1959?

Quick Answer

On September 5, 1959, the Sun was in Virgo (12°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Mars moved from Virgo into Libra. Mercury trined Saturn. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold. Mercury moved from Leo into Virgo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 5, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°27' Libra at midnight UTC to 20°34' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 5, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°10'39" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1959	Sep 23, 1959 into Libra
Moon	13°30'36" Libra	Direct	Sep 4, 1959	Sep 6, 1959 into Scorpio
Mercury	0°44'27" Virgo	Direct	Sep 5, 1959	Sep 21, 1959 into Libra
Venus	5°29'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 8, 1959	Sep 20, 1959 into Leo
Mars	29°42'37" Virgo	Direct	Jul 20, 1959	Sep 5, 1959 into Libra
Jupiter	25°17'40" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°27'25" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	18°17'42" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°51'07" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°13'29" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	4°56'53" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on September 5, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 5, 02:28 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Sep 5, 08:21 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
Sep 5, 22:46 UTC	Mars enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on September 5, 1959?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Pluto were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. Venus and Pluto sat 1 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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