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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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°23'15" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1959	Nov 23, 1959 into Sagittarius
Moon	17°10'25" Gemini	Direct	Nov 16, 1959	Nov 18, 1959 into Cancer
Mercury	8°54'52" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 31, 1959	Nov 25, 1959 into Scorpio
Venus	7°53'00" Libra	Direct	Nov 9, 1959	Dec 7, 1959 into Scorpio
Mars	18°35'03" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 21, 1959	Dec 3, 1959 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	8°47'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	4°28'40" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°02'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°20'42" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°02'53" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°04'56" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on November 17, 1959

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

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 17, 15:43 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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