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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 1960?

Quick Answer

On January 12, 1960, the Sun was in Capricorn (21°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 12, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°48' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°47' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°17'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1959	Jan 21, 1960 into Aquarius
Moon	4°47'38" Cancer	Direct	Jan 12, 1960	Jan 14, 1960 into Leo
Mercury	12°35'10" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 4, 1960	Jan 23, 1960 into Aquarius
Venus	12°10'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 2, 1960	Jan 27, 1960 into Capricorn
Mars	28°44'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1959	Jan 14, 1960 into Capricorn
Jupiter	21°12'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	10°48'32" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	20°09'29" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°54'20" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°52'10" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°07'01" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on January 12, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 12, 02:23 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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