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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 1960?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 1960, the Sun was in Aries (11°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°15' Gemini at midnight UTC to 17°13' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°46'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1960	Apr 20, 1960 into Taurus
Moon	11°15'54" Gemini	Direct	Mar 31, 1960	Apr 3, 1960 into Cancer
Mercury	14°58'23" Pisces	Direct	Feb 9, 1960	Apr 16, 1960 into Aries
Venus	20°13'36" Pisces	Direct	Mar 16, 1960	Apr 9, 1960 into Aries
Mars	29°24'33" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 23, 1960	Apr 2, 1960 into Pisces
Jupiter	3°04'31" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 1, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Sagittarius
Saturn	17°52'28" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°09'35" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°27'46" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°02'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	23°52'50" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on April 1, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on April 1, 1960?

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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