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Where Were the Planets on October 12, 1959?

Quick Answer

On October 12, 1959, the Sun was in Libra (18°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (83% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 12, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°22' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 6°26' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 12, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°24'43" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1959	Oct 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Moon	29°56'50" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1959	Oct 12, 1959 into Pisces
Mercury	5°01'41" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 9, 1959	Oct 31, 1959 into Sagittarius
Venus	6°30'03" Virgo	Direct	Sep 25, 1959	Nov 9, 1959 into Libra
Mars	24°00'48" Libra	Direct	Sep 5, 1959	Oct 21, 1959 into Scorpio
Jupiter	1°17'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	1°34'44" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	20°08'27" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°00'50" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°21'28" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°59'19" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 12, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 12, 12:05 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Oct 12, 17:25 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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