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Where Were the Planets on November 17, 1959?

Quick Answer

On November 17, 1959, the Sun was in Scorpio (24°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Mercury met Jupiter in Sagittarius while Mercury was retrograde. Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 17, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°14' Gemini at midnight UTC to 23°05' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 17, 1959
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun24°23'15" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Moon17°10'25" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury8°54'52" SagittariusRetrograde into Scorpio
Venus7°53'00" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars18°35'03" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter8°47'19" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Saturn4°28'40" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus21°02'02" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune7°20'42" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto6°02'53" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node1°04'56" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on November 17, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury conjunct JupiterBig ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Born on November 17, 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 less than a degree 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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