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Where Were the Planets on November 18, 1959?

Quick Answer

On November 18, 1959, the Sun was in Scorpio (25°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Venus while Mercury was retrograde. Conversation carries some warmth, and tact comes without effort. Venus sextiled Jupiter.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 18, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°06' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°58' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 18, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°23'45" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1959	Nov 23, 1959 into Sagittarius
Moon	29°02'22" Gemini	Direct	Nov 16, 1959	Nov 18, 1959 into Cancer
Mercury	8°15'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 31, 1959	Nov 25, 1959 into Scorpio
Venus	8°55'50" Libra	Direct	Nov 9, 1959	Dec 7, 1959 into Scorpio
Mars	19°16'49" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 21, 1959	Dec 3, 1959 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	9°00'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	4°34'39" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°02'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°22'52" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°03'32" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°01'46" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on November 18, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 18, 02:46 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Conversation carries some warmth, and tact comes without effort.
Nov 18, 13:56 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Nov 18, 14:18 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Social ease and good feeling. Good for celebrations and asking favors.

Born on November 18, 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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