The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on July 21, 1960?

Quick Answer

On July 21, 1960, the Sun was in Cancer (28°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°57' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°47' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°42'06" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1960	Jul 22, 1960 into Leo
Moon	3°52'44" Cancer	Direct	Jul 21, 1960	Jul 23, 1960 into Leo
Mercury	21°42'09" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 6, 1960	Aug 10, 1960 into Leo
Venus	6°39'27" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1960	Aug 9, 1960 into Virgo
Mars	22°05'56" Taurus	Direct	Jun 20, 1960	Aug 2, 1960 into Gemini
Jupiter	25°09'15" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	14°05'40" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	19°57'38" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°21'53" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°38'19" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°00'10" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on July 21, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 21, 04:08 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Jul 21, 04:08 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jul 21, 06:17 UTC	Venus square Neptune	Exact square

Born on July 21, 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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.