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Where Were the Planets on July 8, 1960?

Quick Answer

On July 8, 1960, the Sun was in Cancer (16°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 8, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°05' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 19°23' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 8, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°18'07" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1960	Jul 22, 1960 into Leo
Moon	11°45'05" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 7, 1960	Jul 9, 1960 into Aquarius
Mercury	29°18'33" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 6, 1960	Aug 10, 1960 into Leo
Venus	20°39'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1960	Jul 16, 1960 into Leo
Mars	13°02'02" Taurus	Direct	Jun 20, 1960	Aug 2, 1960 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°28'20" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	15°02'06" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	19°13'16" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°23'14" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°17'36" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°41'28" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on July 8, 1960

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 8, 19:37 UTC	Full Moon in Capricorn	16°36' Capricorn

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