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Where Were the Planets on October 20, 1960?

Quick Answer

On October 20, 1960, the Sun was in Libra (27°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 20, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°14' Libra at midnight UTC to 3°58' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 20, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°05'41" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1960	Oct 23, 1960 into Scorpio
Moon	27°04'29" Libra	Direct	Oct 18, 1960	Oct 20, 1960 into Scorpio
Mercury	21°11'21" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1960	Dec 7, 1960 into Sagittarius
Venus	28°30'49" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 27, 1960	Oct 21, 1960 into Sagittarius
Mars	12°49'29" Cancer	Direct	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	29°04'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	12°47'06" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	25°01'05" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°25'49" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°29'10" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	13°11'02" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on October 20, 1960

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 20, 08:41 UTC	Mars opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Oct 20, 12:02 UTC	New Moon in Libra	27°06' Libra
Oct 20, 17:05 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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