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Where Were the Planets on October 1, 1959?

Quick Answer

On October 1, 1959, the Sun was in Libra (7°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (1% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 1, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°02' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°05' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 1, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°33'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1959	Oct 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Moon	24°01'38" Virgo	Direct	Sep 29, 1959	Oct 1, 1959 into Libra
Mercury	17°52'55" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1959	Oct 9, 1959 into Scorpio
Venus	1°18'35" Virgo	Direct	Sep 25, 1959	Nov 9, 1959 into Libra
Mars	16°41'30" Libra	Direct	Sep 5, 1959	Oct 21, 1959 into Scorpio
Jupiter	29°16'03" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 24, 1959	Oct 5, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	1°01'24" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	19°40'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	5°37'45" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°03'05" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°34'16" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 1, 1959

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 1, 22:08 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on October 1, 1959?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over. Mercury and Mars sat 1 degrees apart in Libra, 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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