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Where Were the Planets on June 8, 1960?

Quick Answer

On June 8, 1960, the Sun was in Gemini (17°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 8, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°18' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 10°23' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 8, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°40'38" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1960	Jun 21, 1960 into Cancer
Moon	2°48'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 8, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Capricorn
Mercury	9°18'56" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1960	Jul 1, 1960 into Leo
Venus	13°48'07" Gemini	Direct	May 28, 1960	Jun 21, 1960 into Cancer
Mars	21°14'54" Aries	Direct	May 11, 1960	Jun 20, 1960 into Taurus
Jupiter	0°11'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Mar 1, 1960	Jun 10, 1960 into Sagittarius
Saturn	17°06'01" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°49'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°45'34" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°44'13" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°16'47" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on June 8, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 8, 07:30 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jun 8, 15:39 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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