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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1960?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1960, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°58' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°38' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°23'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1959	Jan 21, 1960 into Aquarius
Moon	6°17'11" Virgo	Direct	Jan 17, 1960	Jan 19, 1960 into Libra
Mercury	20°33'03" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 4, 1960	Jan 23, 1960 into Aquarius
Venus	18°12'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 2, 1960	Jan 27, 1960 into Capricorn
Mars	2°26'05" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1960	Feb 23, 1960 into Aquarius
Jupiter	22°15'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	11°23'24" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	19°58'10" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°58'43" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°46'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°51'08" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on January 17, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 00:03 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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