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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 1960?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 1960, the Sun was in Aries (15°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (62% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 5, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°57' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°02' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°42'31" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1960	Apr 20, 1960 into Taurus
Moon	28°59'03" Cancer	Direct	Apr 3, 1960	Apr 5, 1960 into Leo
Mercury	18°05'14" Pisces	Direct	Feb 9, 1960	Apr 16, 1960 into Aries
Venus	25°09'06" Pisces	Direct	Mar 16, 1960	Apr 9, 1960 into Aries
Mars	2°29'35" Pisces	Direct	Apr 2, 1960	May 11, 1960 into Aries
Jupiter	3°16'51" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 1, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Sagittarius
Saturn	18°01'47" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°05'15" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°22'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°57'34" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	23°40'08" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on April 5, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 10:22 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Apr 5, 14:00 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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