Across 1960, the sky delivered 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a total lunar eclipse in Virgo on March 13, a partial solar eclipse in Aries on March 27, a total lunar eclipse in Pisces on September 5, and a partial solar eclipse in Virgo on September 20. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Mar 1 to Mar 24; Jul 3 to Jul 27; Oct 27 to Nov 16). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 13. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.
January 1960
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Vesta enters Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Mars enters Capricorn
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Pallas enters Capricorn
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Capricorn
- New Moon in Aquarius
February 1960
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Neptune Retrograde
- Full Moon in Leo
- Sun enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Ceres enters Aquarius
- Mars enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Pisces
March 1960
- Jupiter enters Capricorn
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Vesta enters Capricorn
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Virgo
- Venus enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Mercury Direct
- Chiron enters Pisces
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aries
April 1960
- Mars enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Venus enters Aries
- Full Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Aries
- Juno Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Sun enters Taurus
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Uranus Direct
- New Moon in Taurus
- Saturn Retrograde
May 1960
- Venus enters Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Mars enters Aries
- Pluto Direct
- Pallas Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Vesta Retrograde
- Sun enters Gemini
- New Moon in Gemini
- Venus enters Gemini
June 1960
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Chiron Retrograde
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Jupiter Rx enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mars enters Taurus
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Venus enters Cancer
- Ceres Retrograde
- New Moon in Cancer
- Mercury enters Leo
July 1960
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury Retrograde
- Mercury Rx enters Cancer
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Leo
- Neptune Direct
- Sun enters Leo
- New Moon in Leo
- Mercury Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
August 1960
- Mars enters Gemini
- Juno Direct
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Venus enters Virgo
- Mercury enters Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Vesta Direct
- Chiron Rx enters Aquarius
- Jupiter Direct
- New Moon in Leo
- Sun enters Virgo
- Mercury enters Virgo
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
September 1960
- Venus enters Libra
- Pallas Direct
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Pisces
- Mercury enters Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Saturn Direct
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Virgo
- Mars enters Cancer
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Venus enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
October 1960
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Aries
- Ceres Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- New Moon in Libra
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Jupiter enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury Retrograde
November 1960
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Chiron Direct
- Juno enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Mercury Direct
- Vesta enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Mars Retrograde
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Uranus Retrograde
December 1960
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Pluto Retrograde
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Pallas enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Ceres enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Mercury enters Capricorn