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Where Were the Planets on March 18, 1960?

Quick Answer

On March 18, 1960, the Sun was in Pisces (27°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (70% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 18, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°15' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 11°28' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 18, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°54'03" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1960	Mar 20, 1960 into Aries
Moon	4°22'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 18, 1960	Mar 20, 1960 into Capricorn
Mercury	13°48'41" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 9, 1960	Apr 16, 1960 into Aries
Venus	2°58'55" Pisces	Direct	Mar 16, 1960	Apr 9, 1960 into Aries
Mars	18°37'25" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1960	Apr 2, 1960 into Pisces
Jupiter	1°59'34" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 1, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Sagittarius
Saturn	17°08'33" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°30'42" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°45'42" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°19'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	24°37'19" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on March 18, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 18, 04:37 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on March 18, 1960?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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