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Where Were the Planets on March 4, 1960?

Quick Answer

On March 4, 1960, the Sun was in Pisces (13°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (41% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 4, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°26' Taurus at midnight UTC to 9°23' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 4, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°55'54" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1960	Mar 20, 1960 into Aries
Moon	3°25'48" Gemini	Direct	Mar 4, 1960	Mar 6, 1960 into Cancer
Mercury	25°14'04" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 9, 1960	Apr 16, 1960 into Aries
Venus	15°44'43" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 20, 1960	Mar 16, 1960 into Pisces
Mars	7°52'56" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1960	Apr 2, 1960 into Pisces
Jupiter	0°23'49" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 1, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Sagittarius
Saturn	16°08'35" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°59'32" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°59'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°40'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°21'48" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on March 4, 1960

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 41% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 4, 05:07 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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