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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1960?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 1960, the Sun was in Cancer (27°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (10% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°05' Gemini at midnight UTC to 27°56' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°44'48" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1960	Jul 22, 1960 into Leo
Moon	22°01'21" Gemini	Direct	Jul 18, 1960	Jul 21, 1960 into Cancer
Mercury	22°14'37" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 6, 1960	Aug 10, 1960 into Leo
Venus	5°25'34" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1960	Aug 9, 1960 into Virgo
Mars	21°24'40" Taurus	Direct	Jun 20, 1960	Aug 2, 1960 into Gemini
Jupiter	25°14'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	14°09'53" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	19°54'06" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°21'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°36'36" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°03'20" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on July 20, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on July 20, 1960?

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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