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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1960?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1960, the Sun was in Leo (15°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°44' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 12°13' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°55'06" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1960	Aug 23, 1960 into Virgo
Moon	5°02'19" Pisces	Direct	Aug 8, 1960	Aug 10, 1960 into Aries
Mercury	27°04'43" Cancer	Direct	Jul 6, 1960	Aug 10, 1960 into Leo
Venus	28°49'30" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1960	Aug 9, 1960 into Virgo
Mars	4°09'14" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1960	Sep 21, 1960 into Cancer
Jupiter	24°00'37" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	12°57'05" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°03'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°28'58" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°11'21" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	17°02'58" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on August 8, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 03:41 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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