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Where Were the Planets on April 30, 1960?

Quick Answer

On April 30, 1960, the Sun was in Taurus (10°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (19% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 30, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°21' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°13' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 30, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°08'15" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1960	May 21, 1960 into Gemini
Moon	1°17'57" Cancer	Direct	Apr 30, 1960	May 2, 1960 into Leo
Mercury	22°19'28" Aries	Direct	Apr 16, 1960	May 4, 1960 into Taurus
Venus	25°54'26" Aries	Direct	Apr 9, 1960	May 3, 1960 into Taurus
Mars	21°44'15" Pisces	Direct	Apr 2, 1960	May 11, 1960 into Aries
Jupiter	3°27'03" Capricorn	Retrograde	Mar 1, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Sagittarius
Saturn	18°25'13" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°56'53" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°42'20" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°38'29" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°20'42" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on April 30, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 30, 09:22 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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