What were the 1959 eclipse dates and times?

1959 had 4 eclipses: Partial Lunar Eclipse on March 24, 1959 at 3:02:24 PM ET; Annular Solar Eclipse on April 7, 1959 at 10:28:59 PM ET; Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on September 16, 1959 at 8:51:35 PM ET; Total Solar Eclipse on October 2, 1959 at 8:30:51 AM ET. Every instant lands on the millisecond - Times mark the exact lunation instant of each eclipse.

When were the 1959 solstices and equinoxes?

Spring Equinox: March 21, 1959 at 3:54:29 AM ET; Summer Solstice: June 21, 1959 at 11:49:43 PM ET; Autumn Equinox: September 23, 1959 at 3:08:24 PM ET; Winter Solstice: December 22, 1959 at 9:34:17 AM ET.

When was Mercury retrograde in 1959?

Mercury stationed retrograde 3 times in 1959: March 19, 1959, July 22, 1959, November 13, 1959. The exact station instants are on the calendar above.

How many full moons were there in 1959?

1959 had 12 full moons. The first was the Full Moon in Leo on January 24, 1959 at 2:32:31 PM ET.

How accurate are these celestial event times?

Every event is computed with the Swiss Ephemeris (DE441) and resolved to the millisecond. The engine is verified against NASA JPL HORIZONS - The model that flies spacecraft - On the 2026 major events. Almanacs stop at the minute. Starmap does not.

STARMAP | 1959 Astrology Calendar - Every Event to the Second

1959 brought 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a partial lunar eclipse in Libra on March 24, an annular solar eclipse in Aries on April 7, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Pisces on September 16, and a total solar eclipse in Libra on October 2. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Mar 19 to Apr 11; Jul 22 to Aug 15; Nov 13 to Dec 3). The first full moon rose in Leo on January 24. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.

January 1959

Jan 02, 1959 - 5:50:30 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Libra
Jan 05, 1959 - 8:32:23 AM ET Saturn enters Capricorn
Jan 07, 1959 - 3:16:26 AM ET Venus enters Aquarius
Jan 09, 1959 - 12:33:46 AM ET New Moon in Capricorn
Jan 10, 1959 - 11:47:27 AM ET Mercury enters Capricorn
Jan 16, 1959 - 4:26:43 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Aries
Jan 20, 1959 - 2:18:49 PM ET Sun enters Aquarius
Jan 24, 1959 - 2:32:31 PM ET Full Moon in Leo
Jan 30, 1959 - 10:41:13 AM ET Mercury enters Aquarius
Jan 31, 1959 - 2:28:07 AM ET Venus enters Pisces
Jan 31, 1959 - 2:06:28 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio

February 1959

Feb 07, 1959 - 8:36:42 AM ET Neptune Retrograde
Feb 07, 1959 - 2:22:03 PM ET New Moon in Aquarius
Feb 10, 1959 - 8:45:04 AM ET Jupiter enters Sagittarius
Feb 10, 1959 - 8:57:08 AM ET Mars enters Gemini
Feb 12, 1959 - 9:04:02 AM ET Juno Retrograde
Feb 15, 1959 - 2:19:59 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Taurus
Feb 16, 1959 - 7:17:30 PM ET Pallas Retrograde
Feb 16, 1959 - 9:14:43 PM ET Mercury enters Pisces
Feb 16, 1959 - 10:12:51 PM ET Vesta Rx enters Cancer
Feb 19, 1959 - 4:37:32 AM ET Sun enters Pisces
Feb 23, 1959 - 3:53:48 AM ET Full Moon in Virgo
Feb 24, 1959 - 5:52:38 AM ET Venus enters Aries

March 1959

Mar 01, 1959 - 9:54:04 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Mar 05, 1959 - 6:52:05 AM ET Mercury enters Aries
Mar 09, 1959 - 5:51:04 AM ET New Moon in Pisces
Mar 15, 1959 - 12:17:26 AM ET Vesta Direct
Mar 17, 1959 - 10:09:59 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Gemini
Mar 18, 1959 - 5:09:29 PM ET Jupiter Retrograde
Mar 19, 1959 - 1:34:00 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Mar 20, 1959 - 4:55:17 PM ET Venus enters Taurus
Mar 21, 1959 - 3:54:29 AM ET Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
Mar 24, 1959 - 3:02:24 PM ET Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Libra
Mar 24, 1959 - 9:27:09 PM ET Ceres Retrograde
Mar 31, 1959 - 6:06:26 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn

April 1959

Apr 07, 1959 - 10:28:59 PM ET Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aries
Apr 10, 1959 - 4:46:18 AM ET Mars enters Cancer
Apr 11, 1959 - 6:23:59 AM ET Vesta enters Leo
Apr 11, 1959 - 8:52:54 PM ET Mercury Direct
Apr 14, 1959 - 4:07:39 PM ET Venus enters Gemini
Apr 16, 1959 - 2:32:34 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Cancer
Apr 16, 1959 - 10:31:48 AM ET Saturn Retrograde
Apr 20, 1959 - 1:57:29 AM ET Uranus Direct
Apr 20, 1959 - 3:16:26 PM ET Sun enters Taurus
Apr 23, 1959 - 12:13:19 AM ET Full Moon in Scorpio
Apr 24, 1959 - 9:10:47 AM ET Jupiter Rx enters Scorpio
Apr 29, 1959 - 4:38:21 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius

May 1959

May 07, 1959 - 4:11:26 PM ET New Moon in Taurus
May 10, 1959 - 11:44:40 AM ET Venus enters Cancer
May 12, 1959 - 3:47:47 PM ET Mercury enters Taurus
May 13, 1959 - 5:50:14 PM ET Pluto Direct
May 15, 1959 - 4:08:48 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Leo
May 21, 1959 - 3:42:04 PM ET Sun enters Gemini
May 22, 1959 - 8:55:48 AM ET Full Moon in Sagittarius
May 28, 1959 - 1:35:13 PM ET Mercury enters Gemini
May 29, 1959 - 2:41:27 AM ET Pallas Direct
May 29, 1959 - 4:13:36 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
May 31, 1959 - 10:25:38 PM ET Mars enters Leo

June 1959

Jun 01, 1959 - 1:04:41 PM ET Chiron Retrograde
Jun 02, 1959 - 3:50:22 AM ET Juno Direct
Jun 06, 1959 - 7:53:22 AM ET New Moon in Gemini
Jun 06, 1959 - 6:42:27 PM ET Venus enters Leo
Jun 11, 1959 - 10:10:31 AM ET Mercury enters Cancer
Jun 14, 1959 - 1:22:31 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Virgo
Jun 20, 1959 - 3:59:44 PM ET Full Moon in Sagittarius
Jun 21, 1959 - 11:49:43 PM ET Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
Jun 27, 1959 - 6:12:05 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aries
Jun 28, 1959 - 12:31:11 PM ET Mercury enters Leo
Jun 30, 1959 - 4:21:59 PM ET Ceres Direct

July 1959

Jul 05, 1959 - 10:00:23 PM ET New Moon in Cancer
Jul 08, 1959 - 3:35:49 AM ET Vesta enters Virgo
Jul 08, 1959 - 8:07:53 AM ET Venus enters Virgo
Jul 13, 1959 - 8:01:22 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Libra
Jul 16, 1959 - 12:51:38 PM ET Neptune Direct
Jul 19, 1959 - 11:33:15 PM ET Full Moon in Capricorn
Jul 20, 1959 - 3:59:22 AM ET Jupiter Direct
Jul 20, 1959 - 7:03:09 AM ET Mars enters Virgo
Jul 22, 1959 - 5:02:17 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Jul 23, 1959 - 10:45:24 AM ET Sun enters Leo
Jul 27, 1959 - 10:21:46 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Taurus

August 1959

Aug 04, 1959 - 10:33:51 AM ET New Moon in Leo
Aug 10, 1959 - 7:15:44 PM ET Venus Retrograde
Aug 11, 1959 - 1:09:44 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Aug 15, 1959 - 6:05:00 PM ET Mercury Direct
Aug 18, 1959 - 8:50:32 AM ET Full Moon in Aquarius
Aug 23, 1959 - 5:43:28 PM ET Sun enters Virgo
Aug 26, 1959 - 4:02:57 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
Aug 30, 1959 - 1:40:22 AM ET Pallas enters Scorpio

September 1959

Sep 02, 1959 - 9:55:35 PM ET New Moon in Virgo
Sep 04, 1959 - 9:01:21 PM ET Saturn Direct
Sep 04, 1959 - 10:27:52 PM ET Mercury enters Virgo
Sep 05, 1959 - 6:46:09 PM ET Mars enters Libra
Sep 09, 1959 - 6:19:47 AM ET Vesta enters Libra
Sep 09, 1959 - 6:06:55 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Sep 14, 1959 - 3:38:51 AM ET Juno enters Scorpio
Sep 16, 1959 - 8:51:35 PM ET Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Pisces
Sep 19, 1959 - 9:59:05 AM ET Ceres enters Sagittarius
Sep 19, 1959 - 11:01:22 PM ET Venus Rx enters Leo
Sep 20, 1959 - 9:19:38 PM ET Mercury enters Libra
Sep 22, 1959 - 1:14:51 PM ET Venus Direct
Sep 23, 1959 - 3:08:24 PM ET Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
Sep 24, 1959 - 10:22:00 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
Sep 25, 1959 - 4:14:10 AM ET Venus enters Virgo

October 1959

Oct 02, 1959 - 8:30:51 AM ET Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Libra
Oct 05, 1959 - 10:39:23 AM ET Jupiter enters Sagittarius
Oct 09, 1959 - 12:01:41 AM ET Mercury enters Scorpio
Oct 09, 1959 - 12:22:25 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Oct 16, 1959 - 11:58:32 AM ET Full Moon in Aries
Oct 21, 1959 - 5:40:13 AM ET Mars enters Scorpio
Oct 24, 1959 - 12:10:58 AM ET Sun enters Scorpio
Oct 24, 1959 - 4:21:48 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Leo
Oct 30, 1959 - 8:16:13 PM ET Mercury enters Sagittarius
Oct 31, 1959 - 5:41:00 PM ET New Moon in Scorpio

November 1959

Nov 02, 1959 - 1:04:19 PM ET Chiron Direct
Nov 06, 1959 - 12:05:14 PM ET Vesta enters Scorpio
Nov 07, 1959 - 8:23:34 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
Nov 09, 1959 - 1:10:34 PM ET Venus enters Libra
Nov 11, 1959 - 6:18:08 AM ET Pallas enters Sagittarius
Nov 13, 1959 - 7:36:31 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Nov 15, 1959 - 4:41:45 AM ET Full Moon in Taurus
Nov 22, 1959 - 8:26:54 PM ET Sun enters Sagittarius
Nov 23, 1959 - 8:02:59 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
Nov 25, 1959 - 6:52:37 AM ET Mercury Rx enters Scorpio
Nov 26, 1959 - 11:46:28 PM ET Uranus Retrograde
Nov 30, 1959 - 3:45:58 AM ET New Moon in Sagittarius

December 1959

Dec 03, 1959 - 1:08:42 PM ET Mars enters Sagittarius
Dec 03, 1959 - 4:25:13 PM ET Mercury Direct
Dec 06, 1959 - 9:11:40 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Pisces
Dec 07, 1959 - 11:41:26 AM ET Venus enters Scorpio
Dec 08, 1959 - 3:23:41 PM ET Pluto Retrograde
Dec 08, 1959 - 4:46:15 PM ET Ceres enters Capricorn
Dec 13, 1959 - 5:57:45 AM ET Juno enters Sagittarius
Dec 13, 1959 - 10:41:33 AM ET Mercury enters Sagittarius
Dec 14, 1959 - 11:48:48 PM ET Full Moon in Gemini
Dec 15, 1959 - 12:36:41 PM ET True Node Rx enters Virgo
Dec 22, 1959 - 9:34:17 AM ET Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
Dec 22, 1959 - 10:28:03 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Libra
Dec 29, 1959 - 2:08:56 PM ET New Moon in Capricorn

Starmap1959

Every Celestial Event Mapped to the Millisecond