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Where Were the Planets on July 5, 1960?

Quick Answer

On July 5, 1960, the Sun was in Cancer (13°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (84% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 5, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°15' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°51' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 5, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°26'34" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1960	Jul 22, 1960 into Leo
Moon	26°30'49" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 3, 1960	Jul 5, 1960 into Sagittarius
Mercury	0°05'47" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 1, 1960	Jul 6, 1960 into Cancer
Venus	16°58'26" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1960	Jul 16, 1960 into Leo
Mars	10°54'23" Taurus	Direct	Jun 20, 1960	Aug 2, 1960 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°49'08" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	15°15'21" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	19°03'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°24'18" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°13'17" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°51'00" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on July 5, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 5, 17:42 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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