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Where Were the Planets on November 9, 1959?

Quick Answer

On November 9, 1959, the Sun was in Scorpio (16°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (70% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Venus moved from Virgo into Libra.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 9, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°28' Pisces at midnight UTC to 16°18' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 9, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°20'15" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1959	Nov 23, 1959 into Sagittarius
Moon	9°56'03" Pisces	Direct	Nov 8, 1959	Nov 11, 1959 into Aries
Mercury	8°31'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 31, 1959	Nov 25, 1959 into Scorpio
Venus	29°44'45" Virgo	Direct	Sep 25, 1959	Nov 9, 1959 into Libra
Mars	13°02'28" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 21, 1959	Dec 3, 1959 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	7°02'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	3°42'44" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	20°55'55" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°03'07" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°56'38" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°30'21" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on November 9, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 9, 18:10 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on November 9, 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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