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Where Were the Planets on August 29, 1960?

Quick Answer

On August 29, 1960, the Sun was in Virgo (6°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 29, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°12' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°07' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 29, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°07'55" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1960	Sep 23, 1960 into Libra
Moon	2°08'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 29, 1960	Aug 31, 1960 into Capricorn
Mercury	4°40'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1960	Sep 12, 1960 into Libra
Venus	24°41'31" Virgo	Direct	Aug 9, 1960	Sep 2, 1960 into Libra
Mars	17°18'24" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1960	Sep 21, 1960 into Cancer
Jupiter	23°54'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	12°03'49" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	22°21'23" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°49'52" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°53'28" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°56'15" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on August 29, 1960

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 29, 05:48 UTC	The Sun conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Aug 29, 08:18 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 29, 19:22 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	6°26' Sagittarius

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