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Where Were the Planets on May 27, 1960?

Quick Answer

On May 27, 1960, the Sun was in Gemini (6°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 27, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°01' Gemini at midnight UTC to 3°53' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 27, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°11'02" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1960	Jun 21, 1960 into Cancer
Moon	27°58'08" Gemini	Direct	May 25, 1960	May 27, 1960 into Cancer
Mercury	17°51'18" Gemini	Direct	May 19, 1960	Jun 2, 1960 into Cancer
Venus	29°04'12" Taurus	Direct	May 3, 1960	May 28, 1960 into Gemini
Mars	12°16'36" Aries	Direct	May 11, 1960	Jun 20, 1960 into Taurus
Jupiter	1°33'20" Capricorn	Retrograde	Mar 1, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Sagittarius
Saturn	17°43'40" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°25'04" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°00'43" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°37'38" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°54'55" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on May 27, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 27, 06:46 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
May 27, 16:06 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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