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Where Were the Planets on March 23, 1960?

Quick Answer

On March 23, 1960, the Sun was in Aries (2°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (17% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 23, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°04' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 21°56' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°51'55" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1960	Apr 20, 1960 into Taurus
Moon	15°02'00" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 22, 1960	Mar 24, 1960 into Pisces
Mercury	12°08'03" Pisces	Stationing direct	Feb 9, 1960	Apr 16, 1960 into Aries
Venus	9°08'28" Pisces	Direct	Mar 16, 1960	Apr 9, 1960 into Aries
Mars	22°28'22" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1960	Apr 2, 1960 into Pisces
Jupiter	2°26'32" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 1, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Sagittarius
Saturn	17°26'12" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°22'10" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°39'46" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°13'09" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	24°21'26" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on March 23, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 23, 00:49 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square
Mar 23, 02:50 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine

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