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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1960?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1960, the Sun was in Taurus (14°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (64% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°20' Leo at midnight UTC to 7°53' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°59'06" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1960	May 21, 1960 into Gemini
Moon	1°34'42" Virgo	Direct	May 5, 1960	May 7, 1960 into Libra
Mercury	1°31'35" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1960	May 19, 1960 into Gemini
Venus	2°03'07" Taurus	Direct	May 3, 1960	May 28, 1960 into Gemini
Mars	25°34'02" Pisces	Direct	Apr 2, 1960	May 11, 1960 into Aries
Jupiter	3°15'06" Capricorn	Retrograde	Mar 1, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Sagittarius
Saturn	18°22'35" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°59'15" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°34'11" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°36'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°04'49" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on May 5, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 08:58 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on May 5, 1960?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over. Mercury and Venus sat less than a degree apart in Taurus, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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