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Where Were the Planets on June 20, 1960?

Quick Answer

On June 20, 1960, the Sun was in Gemini (29°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 20, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°00' Taurus at midnight UTC to 25°05' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 20, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°08'12" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1960	Jun 21, 1960 into Cancer
Moon	19°04'13" Taurus	Direct	Jun 18, 1960	Jun 21, 1960 into Gemini
Mercury	24°00'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1960	Jul 1, 1960 into Leo
Venus	28°32'16" Gemini	Direct	May 28, 1960	Jun 21, 1960 into Cancer
Mars	0°05'21" Taurus	Direct	Jun 20, 1960	Aug 2, 1960 into Gemini
Jupiter	28°41'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	16°19'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	18°19'00" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°33'40" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°54'50" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	19°38'39" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on June 20, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 20, 02:00 UTC	The Sun opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Jun 20, 09:04 UTC	Mars enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jun 20, 14:37 UTC	Venus opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition

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