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Where Were the Planets on November 8, 1960?

Quick Answer

On November 8, 1960, the Sun was in Scorpio (16°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Saturn while Mercury was retrograde. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 8, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°46' Cancer at midnight UTC to 18°39' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 8, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°05'11" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1960	Nov 22, 1960 into Sagittarius
Moon	12°44'17" Cancer	Direct	Nov 7, 1960	Nov 9, 1960 into Leo
Mercury	14°12'57" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 1, 1960	Dec 7, 1960 into Sagittarius
Venus	21°39'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 21, 1960	Nov 15, 1960 into Capricorn
Mars	17°39'51" Cancer	Direct	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	2°26'01" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	14°04'17" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	25°34'01" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	9°08'20" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°52'19" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°10'40" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on November 8, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 8, 14:31 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Born on November 8, 1960?

The Sun, Mercury and Neptune were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat 2 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.

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