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Where Were the Planets on January 25, 1960?

Quick Answer

On January 25, 1960, the Sun was in Aquarius (4°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (11% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 25, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°52' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 3°43' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 25, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°31'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1960	Feb 19, 1960 into Pisces
Moon	26°17'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 23, 1960	Jan 25, 1960 into Capricorn
Mercury	3°45'36" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 23, 1960	Feb 9, 1960 into Pisces
Venus	27°55'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 2, 1960	Jan 27, 1960 into Capricorn
Mars	8°22'53" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1960	Feb 23, 1960 into Aquarius
Jupiter	23°51'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	12°18'09" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	19°38'44" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	9°04'02" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°37'27" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°25'43" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on January 25, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 25, 17:59 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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