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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1960?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1960, the Sun was in Aquarius (26°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (85% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°34' Libra at midnight UTC to 18°59' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°49'44" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1960	Feb 19, 1960 into Pisces
Moon	12°16'01" Libra	Direct	Feb 15, 1960	Feb 17, 1960 into Scorpio
Mercury	12°16'32" Pisces	Direct	Feb 9, 1960	Apr 16, 1960 into Aries
Venus	24°50'31" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 27, 1960	Feb 20, 1960 into Aquarius
Mars	24°55'45" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1960	Feb 23, 1960 into Aquarius
Jupiter	27°52'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	14°37'37" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	18°41'30" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	9°07'25" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°06'22" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°15'49" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on February 16, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 16:27 UTC	Venus conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction

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