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Where Were the Planets on October 29, 1960?

Quick Answer

On October 29, 1960, the Sun was in Scorpio (6°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 29, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°26' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 11°12' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 29, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°04'09" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1960	Nov 22, 1960 into Sagittarius
Moon	4°20'58" Pisces	Direct	Oct 29, 1960	Oct 31, 1960 into Aries
Mercury	23°45'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 1, 1960	Dec 7, 1960 into Sagittarius
Venus	9°29'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 21, 1960	Nov 15, 1960 into Capricorn
Mars	15°32'58" Cancer	Direct	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	0°35'17" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°20'07" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	25°18'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°45'54" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°41'16" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°42'26" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on October 29, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 29, 04:26 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on October 29, 1960?

The Sun, Mercury and Neptune were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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