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Where Were the Planets on October 22, 1960?

Quick Answer

On October 22, 1960, the Sun was in Libra (29°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 22, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°00' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 2°12' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 22, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°05'08" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1960	Oct 23, 1960 into Scorpio
Moon	25°05'43" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 20, 1960	Oct 22, 1960 into Sagittarius
Mercury	22°28'52" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1960	Dec 7, 1960 into Sagittarius
Venus	0°57'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 21, 1960	Nov 15, 1960 into Capricorn
Mars	13°29'26" Cancer	Direct	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	29°23'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1960	Oct 26, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	12°53'51" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	25°05'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°30'15" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°32'01" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	13°04'41" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on October 22, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 22, 20:15 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 22, 20:52 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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