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April 16, 1959

First Quarter Moon in Cancer

25°35′ Cancer · 2:33 am ET

First Quarter in Leo · 54% lit · enters Leo 10:55 am ET

Daily WeatherLeo · waxing 54%

Thursday, April 16, 1959

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Moon in Leo · waxing 54% · Jupiter ℞ in Sagittarius · five planets retrograde

10:28 am ET · 7°04′ Capricorn

Saturn stations retrograde

From Earth's vantage the planet stands still at 7°04′ Capricorn, opening a retrograde that runs until September 4.

  • 2:33 am ETFirst Quarter Moon · 25°35′ Cancer
  • 5:40 am ET♀ □ ♇exact · 1°51′ Gemini
  • 10:55 am ET☽Moon enters Leo
  • applying♂ △ ♆exact Mon 9:13 am ET
  • applying☉ △ ♇exact Wed 11:06 am ET

A day of turning — you may notice long-running questions asking to be revisited rather than resolved.

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Positions

  • Sun25°56′ Aries
  • Moon0°19′ Leo
  • Mercury1°32′ Aries
  • Venus2°08′ Gemini
  • Mars3°32′ Cancer
  • Jupiter℞︎0°44′ Sagittarius
  • Saturn℞︎7°04′ Capricorn
  • Uranus℞︎12°14′ Leo
  • Neptune℞︎5°52′ Scorpio
  • Pluto℞︎1°51′ Virgo
  • North Node12°59′ Libra

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune & Pluto retrograde

Active aspects

  • Venus square Pluto0.3° orb
  • Moon trine Jupiter0.4° orb
  • Mercury sextile Venus0.6° orb
  • Mercury trine Jupiter0.8° orb
  • Jupiter square Pluto1.1° orb
  • Saturn sextile Neptune1.2° orb
  • Moon trine Mercury1.2° orb
  • Venus opposition Jupiter1.4° orb
  • Mars sextile Pluto1.7° orb
  • Moon sextile Venus1.8° orb
  • Mercury square Mars2.0° orb
  • Mars trine Neptune2.3° orb
  • Mars opposition Saturn3.5° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto4.0° orb
  • Sun square Moon4.4° orb

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