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Where Were the Planets on February 12, 1960?

Quick Answer

On February 12, 1960, the Sun was in Aquarius (22°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 12, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°53' Leo at midnight UTC to 26°29' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 12, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°47'17" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1960	Feb 19, 1960 into Pisces
Moon	20°10'20" Leo	Direct	Feb 10, 1960	Feb 13, 1960 into Virgo
Mercury	5°27'57" Pisces	Direct	Feb 9, 1960	Apr 16, 1960 into Aries
Venus	19°56'04" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 27, 1960	Feb 20, 1960 into Aquarius
Mars	21°54'04" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1960	Feb 23, 1960 into Aquarius
Jupiter	27°11'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	14°13'50" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	18°51'57" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	9°08'02" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°12'23" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°28'31" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on February 12, 1960

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 12, 08:30 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Feb 12, 17:24 UTC	Full Moon in Leo	23°01' Leo

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