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Where Were the Planets on November 20, 1959?

Quick Answer

On November 20, 1959, the Sun was in Scorpio (27°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 20, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°55' Cancer at midnight UTC to 28°56' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 20, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°24'50" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 24, 1959	Nov 23, 1959 into Sagittarius
Moon	22°55'18" Cancer	Direct	Nov 18, 1959	Nov 21, 1959 into Leo
Mercury	6°25'28" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 31, 1959	Nov 25, 1959 into Scorpio
Venus	11°02'35" Libra	Direct	Nov 9, 1959	Dec 7, 1959 into Scorpio
Mars	20°40'31" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 21, 1959	Dec 3, 1959 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	9°27'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	4°46'46" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°03'25" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°27'10" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°04'45" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°55'24" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on November 20, 1959

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 20, 19:32 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square

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