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Where Were the Planets on April 12, 1960?

Quick Answer

On April 12, 1960, the Sun was in Aries (22°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 12, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°02' Libra at midnight UTC to 8°22' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 12, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°34'50" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1960	Apr 20, 1960 into Taurus
Moon	1°11'06" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 12, 1960	Apr 14, 1960 into Sagittarius
Mercury	25°27'13" Pisces	Direct	Feb 9, 1960	Apr 16, 1960 into Aries
Venus	3°46'00" Aries	Direct	Apr 9, 1960	May 3, 1960 into Taurus
Mars	7°53'19" Pisces	Direct	Apr 2, 1960	May 11, 1960 into Aries
Jupiter	3°31'27" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 1, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Sagittarius
Saturn	18°14'27" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°59'35" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°11'22" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°50'38" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	23°17'53" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on April 12, 1960

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 12, 07:10 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square
Apr 12, 10:00 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Apr 12, 21:03 UTC	Mars trine Neptune	Exact trine

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