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Where Were the Planets on June 23, 1960?

Quick Answer

On June 23, 1960, the Sun was in Cancer (1°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 23, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°01' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°54' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 23, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°59'59" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1960	Jul 22, 1960 into Leo
Moon	24°58'29" Gemini	Direct	Jun 21, 1960	Jun 23, 1960 into Cancer
Mercury	26°27'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1960	Jul 1, 1960 into Leo
Venus	2°13'26" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1960	Jul 16, 1960 into Leo
Mars	2°16'32" Taurus	Direct	Jun 20, 1960	Aug 2, 1960 into Gemini
Jupiter	28°18'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	16°07'27" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	18°27'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°31'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	3°58'05" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	19°29'07" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on June 23, 1960

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 23, 14:28 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Jun 23, 22:09 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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