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Where Were the Planets on October 31, 1960?

Quick Answer

On October 31, 1960, the Sun was in Scorpio (8°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 31, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°49' Pisces at midnight UTC to 8°16' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 31, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°04'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1960	Nov 22, 1960 into Sagittarius
Moon	1°34'45" Aries	Direct	Oct 31, 1960	Nov 2, 1960 into Taurus
Mercury	22°53'59" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 1, 1960	Dec 7, 1960 into Sagittarius
Venus	11°56'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 21, 1960	Nov 15, 1960 into Capricorn
Mars	16°03'17" Cancer	Direct	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	0°56'42" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°28'20" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	25°22'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°50'24" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°43'41" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°36'05" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on October 31, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 31, 03:39 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Oct 31, 09:11 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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