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Where Were the Planets on August 13, 1960?

Quick Answer

On August 13, 1960, the Sun was in Leo (20°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (57% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 13, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°03' Taurus at midnight UTC to 18°31' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 13, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°42'52" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1960	Aug 23, 1960 into Virgo
Moon	12°20'05" Taurus	Direct	Aug 12, 1960	Aug 14, 1960 into Gemini
Mercury	4°10'09" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1960	Aug 27, 1960 into Virgo
Venus	4°59'00" Virgo	Direct	Aug 9, 1960	Sep 2, 1960 into Libra
Mars	7°23'05" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1960	Sep 21, 1960 into Cancer
Jupiter	23°51'34" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	12°41'19" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°21'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°32'45" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°21'09" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°47'05" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on August 13, 1960

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 13, 19:23 UTC	Venus conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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