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Where Were the Planets on December 29, 1959?

Quick Answer

On December 29, 1959, the Sun was in Capricorn (7°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 29, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°08' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 10°23' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 29, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°01'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1959	Jan 21, 1960 into Aquarius
Moon	2°47'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1959	Dec 31, 1959 into Aquarius
Mercury	21°15'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1959	Jan 4, 1960 into Capricorn
Venus	25°23'54" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jan 2, 1960 into Sagittarius
Mars	18°29'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1959	Jan 14, 1960 into Capricorn
Jupiter	18°11'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	9°09'34" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	20°36'41" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°37'56" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°03'33" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°51'30" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on December 29, 1959

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 29, 01:44 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
Dec 29, 07:37 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 29, 19:09 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	7°20' Capricorn

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