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Where Were the Planets on December 4, 1960?

Quick Answer

On December 4, 1960, the Sun was in Sagittarius (12°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mars and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 4, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°59' Gemini at midnight UTC to 3°03' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 4, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°21'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1960	Dec 21, 1960 into Capricorn
Moon	27°03'04" Gemini	Direct	Dec 2, 1960	Dec 4, 1960 into Cancer
Mercury	25°17'04" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1960	Dec 7, 1960 into Sagittarius
Venus	23°01'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 15, 1960	Dec 10, 1960 into Aquarius
Mars	17°18'35" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	7°49'41" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	16°29'41" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	25°48'05" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	10°03'45" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	8°07'30" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	10°48'04" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on December 4, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 4, 17:51 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Dec 4, 20:35 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square

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