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Where Were the Planets on October 31, 1959?

Quick Answer

On October 31, 1959, the Sun was in Scorpio (7°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 31, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°40' Libra at midnight UTC to 8°34' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 31, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°18'49" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1959	Nov 23, 1959 into Sagittarius
Moon	1°05'51" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 31, 1959	Nov 2, 1959 into Sagittarius
Mercury	0°30'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 31, 1959	Nov 25, 1959 into Scorpio
Venus	21°12'28" Virgo	Direct	Sep 25, 1959	Nov 9, 1959 into Libra
Mars	6°51'40" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 21, 1959	Dec 3, 1959 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°06'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	2°55'32" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	20°44'55" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°42'57" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°47'27" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°58'57" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 31, 1959

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 31, 01:16 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 31, 06:36 UTC	Mars conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Oct 31, 10:13 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 31, 22:41 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	7°45' Scorpio

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