The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on November 2, 1960?

Quick Answer

On November 2, 1960, the Sun was in Scorpio (10°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% 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 November 2, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°33' Aries at midnight UTC to 4°37' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 2, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°04'12" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1960	Nov 22, 1960 into Sagittarius
Moon	28°07'09" Aries	Direct	Oct 31, 1960	Nov 2, 1960 into Taurus
Mercury	21°24'26" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 1, 1960	Dec 7, 1960 into Sagittarius
Venus	14°22'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 21, 1960	Nov 15, 1960 into Capricorn
Mars	16°31'13" Cancer	Direct	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	1°18'28" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°36'52" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	25°25'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°54'53" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°46'00" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°29'44" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on November 2, 1960

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 2, 15:27 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on November 2, 1960?

The Sun, Mercury and Neptune were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over. The Sun and Neptune sat 1 degrees apart in Scorpio, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.