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Where Were the Planets on July 26, 1960?

Quick Answer

On July 26, 1960, the Sun was in Leo (3°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 26, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°42' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°56' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 26, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°28'43" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1960	Aug 23, 1960 into Virgo
Moon	3°48'27" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1960	Jul 28, 1960 into Libra
Mercury	20°02'24" Cancer	Stationing direct	Jul 6, 1960	Aug 10, 1960 into Leo
Venus	12°48'51" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1960	Aug 9, 1960 into Virgo
Mars	25°30'38" Taurus	Direct	Jun 20, 1960	Aug 2, 1960 into Gemini
Jupiter	24°44'51" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	13°45'06" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	20°15'31" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°22'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°47'04" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	17°44'17" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on July 26, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 26, 04:31 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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