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Where Were the Planets on March 13, 1960?

Quick Answer

On March 13, 1960, the Sun was in Pisces (22°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 13, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°05' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°29' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 13, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°55'27" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1960	Mar 20, 1960 into Aries
Moon	24°46'07" Virgo	Direct	Mar 11, 1960	Mar 13, 1960 into Libra
Mercury	17°46'25" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 9, 1960	Apr 16, 1960 into Aries
Venus	26°49'28" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 20, 1960	Mar 16, 1960 into Pisces
Mars	14°46'52" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1960	Apr 2, 1960 into Pisces
Jupiter	1°28'40" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 1, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Sagittarius
Saturn	16°48'51" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°40'13" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°51'02" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°26'59" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	24°53'12" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on March 13, 1960

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

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 13, 08:27 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Virgo	22°47' Virgo
Mar 13, 21:19 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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