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Where Were the Planets on November 8, 1959?

Quick Answer

On November 8, 1959, the Sun was in Scorpio (15°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (60% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 8, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°19' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 3°28' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 8, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°20'00" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1959	Nov 23, 1959 into Sagittarius
Moon	26°56'41" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1959	Nov 8, 1959 into Pisces
Mercury	7°54'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 31, 1959	Nov 25, 1959 into Scorpio
Venus	28°45'43" Virgo	Direct	Sep 25, 1959	Nov 9, 1959 into Libra
Mars	12°21'06" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 21, 1959	Dec 3, 1959 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	6°49'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	3°37'14" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	20°54'55" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°00'53" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°55'44" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°33'32" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on November 8, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 8, 17:35 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on November 8, 1959?

The Sun, Mars and Neptune were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over. Mercury and Jupiter sat 1 degrees apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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