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Where Were the Planets on September 23, 1960?

Quick Answer

On September 23, 1960, the Sun was in Libra (0°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 23, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°46' Libra at midnight UTC to 8°19' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 23, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°26'59" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1960	Oct 23, 1960 into Scorpio
Moon	1°31'33" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 23, 1960	Sep 25, 1960 into Sagittarius
Mercury	18°05'12" Libra	Direct	Sep 12, 1960	Oct 1, 1960 into Scorpio
Venus	25°26'09" Libra	Direct	Sep 2, 1960	Sep 27, 1960 into Scorpio
Mars	1°11'18" Cancer	Direct	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	25°30'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	11°51'58" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°47'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°29'57" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°43'16" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°36'49" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on September 23, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 23, 00:58 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox
Sep 23, 09:17 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Sep 23, 13:37 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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