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Where Were the Planets on January 2, 1960?

Quick Answer

On January 2, 1960, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (18% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 2, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°34' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 8°23' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 2, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°06'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1959	Jan 21, 1960 into Aquarius
Moon	1°33'01" Pisces	Direct	Jan 2, 1960	Jan 4, 1960 into Aries
Mercury	27°12'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1959	Jan 4, 1960 into Capricorn
Venus	0°09'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 2, 1960	Jan 27, 1960 into Capricorn
Mars	21°24'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1959	Jan 14, 1960 into Capricorn
Jupiter	19°04'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	9°37'56" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	20°29'41" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°43'13" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°00'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°38'47" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on January 2, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 2, 08:43 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 2, 09:18 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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