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Where Were the Planets on September 8, 1960?

Quick Answer

On September 8, 1960, the Sun was in Virgo (15°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 8, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°59' Aries at midnight UTC to 1°13' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 8, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°49'08" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1960	Sep 23, 1960 into Libra
Moon	24°39'29" Aries	Direct	Sep 6, 1960	Sep 8, 1960 into Taurus
Mercury	23°25'26" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1960	Sep 12, 1960 into Libra
Venus	6°59'53" Libra	Direct	Sep 2, 1960	Sep 27, 1960 into Scorpio
Mars	23°07'45" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1960	Sep 21, 1960 into Cancer
Jupiter	24°19'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	11°51'52" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	22°57'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°04'09" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°13'46" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°24'29" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on September 8, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 8, 03:46 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Sep 8, 06:11 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
Sep 8, 21:44 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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