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Where Were the Planets on October 12, 1960?

Quick Answer

On October 12, 1960, the Sun was in Libra (19°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 12, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°46' Cancer at midnight UTC to 22°37' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 12, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°09'17" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1960	Oct 23, 1960 into Scorpio
Moon	16°42'14" Cancer	Direct	Oct 11, 1960	Oct 13, 1960 into Leo
Mercury	13°37'10" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1960	Dec 7, 1960 into Sagittarius
Venus	18°43'48" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 27, 1960	Oct 21, 1960 into Sagittarius
Mars	9°51'09" Cancer	Direct	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	27°50'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	12°23'41" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	24°42'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°08'23" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°16'54" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	13°36'27" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on October 12, 1960

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 12, 17:25 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	19°23' Cancer

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