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Where Were the Planets on October 9, 1959?

Quick Answer

On October 9, 1959, the Sun was in Libra (15°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 9, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°34' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 26°27' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 9, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°26'46" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1959	Oct 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Moon	19°33'22" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 8, 1959	Oct 10, 1959 into Aquarius
Mercury	0°30'25" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 9, 1959	Oct 31, 1959 into Sagittarius
Venus	4°46'39" Virgo	Direct	Sep 25, 1959	Nov 9, 1959 into Libra
Mars	22°00'31" Libra	Direct	Sep 5, 1959	Oct 21, 1959 into Scorpio
Jupiter	0°43'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	1°24'35" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	20°01'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	5°54'24" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°16'40" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°08'51" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 9, 1959

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 9, 04:02 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 9, 04:23 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Capricorn	15°08' Capricorn

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