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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1960?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1960, the Sun was in Cancer (23°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (42% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Venus moved from Cancer into Leo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°29' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°55' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°55'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1960	Jul 22, 1960 into Leo
Moon	3°44'32" Taurus	Direct	Jul 16, 1960	Jul 18, 1960 into Gemini
Mercury	24°46'43" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 6, 1960	Aug 10, 1960 into Leo
Venus	0°30'11" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1960	Aug 9, 1960 into Virgo
Mars	18°38'37" Taurus	Direct	Jun 20, 1960	Aug 2, 1960 into Gemini
Jupiter	25°37'15" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	14°27'01" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	19°40'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°21'46" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°29'58" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°16'03" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on July 16, 1960

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 02:11 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 16, 04:48 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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