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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1960?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1960, the Sun was in Aries (26°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (73% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°08' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 6°35' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°29'44" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1960	Apr 20, 1960 into Taurus
Moon	29°23'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 14, 1960	Apr 16, 1960 into Capricorn
Mercury	0°32'07" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1960	May 4, 1960 into Taurus
Venus	8°41'18" Aries	Direct	Apr 9, 1960	May 3, 1960 into Taurus
Mars	10°58'15" Pisces	Direct	Apr 2, 1960	May 11, 1960 into Aries
Jupiter	3°35'45" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 1, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Sagittarius
Saturn	18°19'35" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°57'29" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°05'04" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°47'12" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	23°05'11" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on April 16, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 02:21 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 16, 13:00 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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