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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1959?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1959, the Sun was in Libra (23°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°37' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°43' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°21'55" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1959	Oct 24, 1959 into Scorpio
Moon	2°41'51" Taurus	Direct	Oct 17, 1959	Oct 19, 1959 into Gemini
Mercury	12°18'33" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 9, 1959	Oct 31, 1959 into Sagittarius
Venus	9°47'51" Virgo	Direct	Sep 25, 1959	Nov 9, 1959 into Libra
Mars	27°22'07" Libra	Direct	Sep 5, 1959	Oct 21, 1959 into Scorpio
Jupiter	2°15'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	1°53'17" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	20°19'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°11'44" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°29'05" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°43'26" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 17, 1959

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 06:39 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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