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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1960?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1960, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (13% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°14' Pisces at midnight UTC to 29°38' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°37'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1960	Feb 19, 1960 into Pisces
Moon	22°59'44" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 1960	Feb 1, 1960 into Aries
Mercury	14°05'28" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 23, 1960	Feb 9, 1960 into Pisces
Venus	5°14'55" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 27, 1960	Feb 20, 1960 into Aquarius
Mars	12°52'05" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1960	Feb 23, 1960 into Aquarius
Jupiter	25°01'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	12°58'04" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	19°23'25" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	9°06'36" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°29'34" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°06'39" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on January 31, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 15:44 UTC	Mars conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Jan 31, 16:43 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine

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