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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 1960?

Quick Answer

On June 21, 1960, the Sun was in Cancer (0°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 21, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°06' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°05' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 21, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°05'28" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1960	Jul 22, 1960 into Leo
Moon	1°07'04" Gemini	Direct	Jun 21, 1960	Jun 23, 1960 into Cancer
Mercury	24°53'20" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1960	Jul 1, 1960 into Leo
Venus	29°45'59" Gemini	Direct	May 28, 1960	Jun 21, 1960 into Cancer
Mars	0°49'09" Taurus	Direct	Jun 20, 1960	Aug 2, 1960 into Gemini
Jupiter	28°33'29" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	16°15'48" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	18°21'44" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°32'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°55'53" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	19°35'29" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on June 21, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 21, 09:42 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 21, 09:45 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jun 21, 16:33 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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