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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1960?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 1960, the Sun was in Taurus (0°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 20, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°43' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 2°16' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°24'10" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1960	May 21, 1960 into Gemini
Moon	25°32'16" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 18, 1960	Apr 20, 1960 into Pisces
Mercury	6°09'08" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1960	May 4, 1960 into Taurus
Venus	13°36'34" Aries	Direct	Apr 9, 1960	May 3, 1960 into Taurus
Mars	14°03'06" Pisces	Direct	Apr 2, 1960	May 11, 1960 into Aries
Jupiter	3°37'03" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Mar 1, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Sagittarius
Saturn	18°23'10" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°56'14" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°58'39" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°44'10" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°52'28" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on April 20, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 02:05 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 20, 19:55 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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