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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1959?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1959, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°30' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°15' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°03'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1959	Jan 21, 1960 into Aquarius
Moon	2°56'04" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 31, 1959	Jan 2, 1960 into Pisces
Mercury	24°12'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1959	Jan 4, 1960 into Capricorn
Venus	27°46'40" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jan 2, 1960 into Sagittarius
Mars	19°56'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1959	Jan 14, 1960 into Capricorn
Jupiter	18°37'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	9°23'45" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	20°33'16" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°40'38" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°02'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°45'08" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on December 31, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 02:40 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Dec 31, 07:14 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Dec 31, 20:48 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction

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