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Where Were the Planets on December 24, 1960?

Quick Answer

On December 24, 1960, the Sun was in Capricorn (2°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (44% illuminated). Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 24, 1960. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°18' Pisces at midnight UTC to 1°54' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 24, 1960
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°41'56" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1960	Jan 20, 1961 into Aquarius
Moon	25°09'33" Pisces	Direct	Dec 22, 1960	Dec 24, 1960 into Aries
Mercury	25°36'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1960	Dec 27, 1960 into Capricorn
Venus	16°37'56" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1960	Jan 5, 1961 into Pisces
Mars	11°05'36" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	12°21'12" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	18°42'29" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	25°33'29" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	10°39'12" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	8°04'49" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°44'31" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on December 24, 1960

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 24, 11:12 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
Dec 24, 20:34 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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