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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1960?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1960, the Sun was in Taurus (17°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°13' Libra at midnight UTC to 18°03' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°53'12" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1960	May 21, 1960 into Gemini
Moon	11°05'19" Libra	Direct	May 7, 1960	May 9, 1960 into Scorpio
Mercury	7°24'18" Taurus	Direct	May 4, 1960	May 19, 1960 into Gemini
Venus	5°44'14" Taurus	Direct	May 3, 1960	May 28, 1960 into Gemini
Mars	27°51'37" Pisces	Direct	Apr 2, 1960	May 11, 1960 into Aries
Jupiter	3°05'47" Capricorn	Retrograde	Mar 1, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Sagittarius
Saturn	18°19'51" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°01'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°29'21" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°35'58" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°55'17" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on May 8, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 12:59 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
May 8, 22:49 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine

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