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Where Were the Planets on October 1, 1960?

Quick Answer

On October 1, 1960, the Sun was in Libra (8°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 1, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°52' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°01' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 1, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°18'08" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1960	Oct 23, 1960 into Scorpio
Moon	23°58'02" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 29, 1960	Oct 1, 1960 into Pisces
Mercury	29°41'48" Libra	Direct	Sep 12, 1960	Oct 1, 1960 into Scorpio
Venus	5°15'17" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 27, 1960	Oct 21, 1960 into Sagittarius
Mars	5°04'34" Cancer	Direct	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°23'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	12°01'06" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	24°12'08" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°45'30" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°58'06" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°11'24" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on October 1, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 1, 06:21 UTC	Venus trine Mars	Exact trine
Oct 1, 17:16 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 1, 22:13 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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