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Where Were the Planets on April 18, 1960?

Quick Answer

On April 18, 1960, the Sun was in Aries (28°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Jupiter. Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 18, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°52' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 4°55' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 18, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°27'00" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1960	Apr 20, 1960 into Taurus
Moon	27°56'12" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 16, 1960	Apr 18, 1960 into Aquarius
Mercury	3°16'48" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1960	May 4, 1960 into Taurus
Venus	11°08'56" Aries	Direct	Apr 9, 1960	May 3, 1960 into Taurus
Mars	12°30'42" Pisces	Direct	Apr 2, 1960	May 11, 1960 into Aries
Jupiter	3°36'46" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Mar 1, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Sagittarius
Saturn	18°21'34" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°56'45" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°01'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°45'38" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°58'49" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on April 18, 1960

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 18, 12:57 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	28°29' Capricorn
Apr 18, 15:31 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 18, 17:41 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.

Born on April 18, 1960?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over.

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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