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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 1960?

Quick Answer

On January 5, 1960, the Sun was in Capricorn (14°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 5, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°35' Aries at midnight UTC to 17°05' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°09'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1959	Jan 21, 1960 into Aquarius
Moon	10°53'04" Aries	Direct	Jan 4, 1960	Jan 7, 1960 into Taurus
Mercury	1°44'53" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 4, 1960	Jan 23, 1960 into Aquarius
Venus	3°45'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 2, 1960	Jan 27, 1960 into Capricorn
Mars	23°35'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1959	Jan 14, 1960 into Capricorn
Jupiter	19°43'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	9°59'11" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	20°24'00" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°46'52" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°58'30" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°29'15" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on January 5, 1960

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 18:53 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	14°27' Aries

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