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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1960?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1960, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°16' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°49' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°32'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1960	Dec 21, 1960 into Capricorn
Moon	27°29'50" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 14, 1960	Dec 16, 1960 into Sagittarius
Mercury	13°14'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1960	Dec 27, 1960 into Capricorn
Venus	7°15'56" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1960	Jan 5, 1961 into Pisces
Mars	14°02'58" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	10°31'04" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	17°47'50" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	25°41'53" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	10°26'03" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	8°07'23" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	10°09'56" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on December 16, 1960

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 01:53 UTC	Jupiter sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Dec 16, 16:06 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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