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Where Were the Planets on September 21, 1959?

Quick Answer

On September 21, 1959, the Sun was in Virgo (27°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (82% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 21, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°28' Taurus at midnight UTC to 24°24' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 21, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°45'09" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1959	Sep 23, 1959 into Libra
Moon	18°27'57" Taurus	Direct	Sep 19, 1959	Sep 22, 1959 into Gemini
Mercury	0°47'48" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1959	Oct 9, 1959 into Scorpio
Venus	29°53'43" Leo	Stationing direct	Sep 20, 1959	Sep 25, 1959 into Virgo
Mars	10°06'29" Libra	Direct	Sep 5, 1959	Oct 21, 1959 into Scorpio
Jupiter	27°35'37" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	0°40'40" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	19°10'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	5°18'16" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°44'47" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	4°06'02" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on September 21, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 21, 01:19 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Sep 21, 07:20 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Sep 21, 10:22 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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