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Where Were the Planets on August 22, 1960?

Quick Answer

On August 22, 1960, the Sun was in Leo (29°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 22, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°32' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°50' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 22, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°22'27" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1960	Aug 23, 1960 into Virgo
Moon	0°40'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1960	Aug 24, 1960 into Libra
Mercury	20°46'13" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1960	Aug 27, 1960 into Virgo
Venus	16°04'13" Virgo	Direct	Aug 9, 1960	Sep 2, 1960 into Libra
Mars	13°03'03" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1960	Sep 21, 1960 into Cancer
Jupiter	23°47'00" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	12°17'37" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°55'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°41'28" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°39'13" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°18'29" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on August 22, 1960

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 22, 09:15 UTC	New Moon in Leo	29°16' Leo
Aug 22, 10:41 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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