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Where Were the Planets on July 23, 1960?

Quick Answer

On July 23, 1960, the Sun was in Leo (0°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 23, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°40' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°35' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 23, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°36'43" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1960	Aug 23, 1960 into Virgo
Moon	27°38'03" Cancer	Direct	Jul 21, 1960	Jul 23, 1960 into Leo
Mercury	20°48'17" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 6, 1960	Aug 10, 1960 into Leo
Venus	9°07'12" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1960	Aug 9, 1960 into Virgo
Mars	23°28'08" Taurus	Direct	Jun 20, 1960	Aug 2, 1960 into Gemini
Jupiter	24°59'02" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	13°57'20" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	20°04'45" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°22'09" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°41'46" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	17°53'48" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on July 23, 1960

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 23, 16:45 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 23, 18:31 UTC	New Moon in Leo	0°52' Leo

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