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Where Were the Planets on October 6, 1959?

Quick Answer

On October 6, 1959, the Sun was in Libra (12°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (21% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mars sextiled Uranus. Bold, inventive action. Good for breaking a stuck pattern.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 6, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°27' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 14°01' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 6, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°29'04" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1959	Oct 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Moon	6°45'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 6, 1959	Oct 8, 1959 into Capricorn
Mercury	25°52'19" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1959	Oct 9, 1959 into Scorpio
Venus	3°16'16" Virgo	Direct	Sep 25, 1959	Nov 9, 1959 into Libra
Mars	20°00'35" Libra	Direct	Sep 5, 1959	Oct 21, 1959 into Scorpio
Jupiter	0°09'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	1°15'13" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	19°53'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	5°48'04" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°11'42" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°18'23" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 6, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 6, 00:53 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 6, 07:30 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Bold, inventive action. Good for breaking a stuck pattern.

Born on October 6, 1959?

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