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Where Were the Planets on February 18, 1960?

Quick Answer

On February 18, 1960, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (67% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 18, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°37' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 16°26' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 18, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°50'49" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1960	Feb 19, 1960 into Pisces
Moon	9°31'06" Scorpio	Direct	Feb 17, 1960	Feb 19, 1960 into Sagittarius
Mercury	15°25'39" Pisces	Direct	Feb 9, 1960	Apr 16, 1960 into Aries
Venus	27°17'52" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 27, 1960	Feb 20, 1960 into Aquarius
Mars	26°26'46" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1960	Feb 23, 1960 into Aquarius
Jupiter	28°11'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	14°49'13" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	18°36'19" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	9°06'54" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°03'19" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°09'27" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on February 18, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 18, 01:50 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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