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Where Were the Planets on February 9, 1960?

Quick Answer

On February 9, 1960, the Sun was in Aquarius (19°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury moved from Aquarius into Pisces.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 9, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°10' Cancer at midnight UTC to 19°13' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 9, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°45'13" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1960	Feb 19, 1960 into Pisces
Moon	13°11'09" Cancer	Direct	Feb 8, 1960	Feb 10, 1960 into Leo
Mercury	0°08'02" Pisces	Direct	Feb 9, 1960	Apr 16, 1960 into Aries
Venus	16°15'28" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 27, 1960	Feb 20, 1960 into Aquarius
Mars	19°38'09" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1960	Feb 23, 1960 into Aquarius
Jupiter	26°40'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	13°55'28" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	18°59'50" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	9°08'08" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°16'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°38'03" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on February 9, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 9, 10:12 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on February 9, 1960?

Venus, Mars and Saturn were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day carries a strong Capricorn streak alongside their Aquarius Sun.

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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