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Where Were the Planets on October 27, 1959?

Quick Answer

On October 27, 1959, the Sun was in Scorpio (3°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (24% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 27, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°55' Leo at midnight UTC to 11°11' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 27, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°18'59" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1959	Nov 23, 1959 into Sagittarius
Moon	4°30'20" Virgo	Direct	Oct 27, 1959	Oct 29, 1959 into Libra
Mercury	25°44'51" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 9, 1959	Oct 31, 1959 into Sagittarius
Venus	17°40'37" Virgo	Direct	Sep 25, 1959	Nov 9, 1959 into Libra
Mars	4°08'02" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 21, 1959	Dec 3, 1959 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	4°16'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	2°36'17" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	20°38'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°33'59" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°42'41" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°11'40" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 27, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 27, 03:48 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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