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Where Were the Planets on November 23, 1959?

Quick Answer

On November 23, 1959, the Sun was in Sagittarius (0°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 23, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°36' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°20' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 23, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°26'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1959	Dec 22, 1959 into Capricorn
Moon	29°55'52" Leo	Direct	Nov 21, 1959	Nov 23, 1959 into Virgo
Mercury	2°42'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 31, 1959	Nov 25, 1959 into Scorpio
Venus	14°15'14" Libra	Direct	Nov 9, 1959	Dec 7, 1959 into Scorpio
Mars	22°46'25" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 21, 1959	Dec 3, 1959 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	10°07'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	5°05'16" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°04'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°33'32" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°06'20" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°45'52" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on November 23, 1959

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 23, 01:26 UTC	The Sun enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Nov 23, 12:07 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Nov 23, 13:03 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	0°29' Virgo

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