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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1960?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 1960, the Sun was in Aquarius (2°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°49' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°11' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°29'41" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1960	Feb 19, 1960 into Pisces
Moon	26°58'16" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 21, 1960	Jan 23, 1960 into Sagittarius
Mercury	0°23'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 23, 1960	Feb 9, 1960 into Pisces
Venus	25°29'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 2, 1960	Jan 27, 1960 into Capricorn
Mars	6°53'27" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1960	Feb 23, 1960 into Aquarius
Jupiter	23°28'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	12°04'36" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	19°43'43" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	9°02'54" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°39'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°32'04" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on January 23, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 06:16 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 23, 17:02 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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