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Where Were the Planets on November 9, 1960?

Quick Answer

On November 9, 1960, the Sun was in Scorpio (17°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (69% 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 9, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°40' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°29' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 9, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°05'28" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1960	Nov 22, 1960 into Sagittarius
Moon	24°35'20" Cancer	Direct	Nov 7, 1960	Nov 9, 1960 into Leo
Mercury	12°56'41" Scorpio	Retrograde	Oct 1, 1960	Dec 7, 1960 into Sagittarius
Venus	22°52'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 21, 1960	Nov 15, 1960 into Capricorn
Mars	17°48'55" Cancer	Direct	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	2°37'35" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	14°09'06" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	25°35'15" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	9°10'34" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°53'17" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°07'29" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on November 9, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 9, 22:59 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on November 9, 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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