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Where Were the Planets on March 20, 1960?

Quick Answer

On March 20, 1960, the Sun was in Pisces (29°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (48% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 20, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°42' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 9°54' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 20, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°53'17" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1960	Mar 20, 1960 into Aries
Moon	2°49'14" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 20, 1960	Mar 22, 1960 into Aquarius
Mercury	12°50'07" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 9, 1960	Apr 16, 1960 into Aries
Venus	5°26'44" Pisces	Direct	Mar 16, 1960	Apr 9, 1960 into Aries
Mars	20°09'46" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1960	Apr 2, 1960 into Pisces
Jupiter	2°10'50" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 1, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Sagittarius
Saturn	17°15'51" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°27'10" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°43'23" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°17'09" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	24°30'58" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on March 20, 1960

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 20, 06:41 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	29°40' Sagittarius
Mar 20, 07:14 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Mar 20, 14:42 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox

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