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Where Were the Planets on April 27, 1960?

Quick Answer

On April 27, 1960, the Sun was in Taurus (7°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 27, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°11' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°22' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 27, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°13'21" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1960	May 21, 1960 into Gemini
Moon	25°18'15" Taurus	Direct	Apr 25, 1960	Apr 27, 1960 into Gemini
Mercury	17°09'41" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1960	May 4, 1960 into Taurus
Venus	22°13'08" Aries	Direct	Apr 9, 1960	May 3, 1960 into Taurus
Mars	19°26'05" Pisces	Direct	Apr 2, 1960	May 11, 1960 into Aries
Jupiter	3°32'01" Capricorn	Retrograde	Mar 1, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Sagittarius
Saturn	18°25'38" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°56'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°47'14" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°39'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°30'14" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on April 27, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 27, 08:45 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
Apr 27, 21:16 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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