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Where Were the Planets on February 28, 1960?

Quick Answer

On February 28, 1960, the Sun was in Pisces (8°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 28, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°03' Pisces at midnight UTC to 7°21' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 28, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°54'56" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1960	Mar 20, 1960 into Aries
Moon	0°45'50" Aries	Direct	Feb 28, 1960	Mar 1, 1960 into Taurus
Mercury	25°30'24" Pisces	Direct	Feb 9, 1960	Apr 16, 1960 into Aries
Venus	9°35'33" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 20, 1960	Mar 16, 1960 into Pisces
Mars	4°03'38" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1960	Apr 2, 1960 into Pisces
Jupiter	29°42'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	15°43'44" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	18°11'17" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	9°02'26" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°47'58" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°37'41" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on February 28, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 28, 01:19 UTC	Venus square Neptune	Exact square
Feb 28, 10:37 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Feb 28, 14:57 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine

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