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Where Were the Planets on December 13, 1959?

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On December 13, 1959, the Sun was in Sagittarius (20°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus sextiled Pluto. Deep bonds and magnetic charm. Good for strengthening commitments. The Sun trined Uranus. Mercury moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 13, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°20' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°11' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 13, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°43'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1959	Dec 22, 1959 into Capricorn
Moon	2°16'22" Gemini	Direct	Dec 13, 1959	Dec 15, 1959 into Cancer
Mercury	29°49'55" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 25, 1959	Dec 13, 1959 into Sagittarius
Venus	6°38'37" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jan 2, 1960 into Sagittarius
Mars	6°56'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1959	Jan 14, 1960 into Capricorn
Jupiter	14°37'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	7°17'20" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	20°57'19" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°12'38" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°09'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°42'20" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on December 13, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 13, 01:59 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Deep bonds and magnetic charm. Good for strengthening commitments.
Dec 13, 07:24 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Dec 13, 15:42 UTC	Mercury enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 13, 17:12 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	A welcome jolt, usually a fresh idea or a change that turns out easy to make.

Born on December 13, 1959?

The Sun, Mars and Jupiter were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Venus and Neptune sat 2 degrees apart in Scorpio, 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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