Every month of 1960 as a printable table, with public holidays, ISO week numbers and the year's eclipses, moon phases and meteor showers.
1960 has 366 days, starts on a Friday, is a leap year, and runs to 52 ISO weeks. It runs from Friday 1 January 1960 to Saturday 31 December 1960. There are 9 United States federal holidays in 1960, one of which falls at a weekend and is kept on a different day. Worth knowing: 1 January 1960 falls in week 53 of 1959, not in week 1 of 1960.
Since 1960 ended
23,960days
The 1960 calendar, month by month
January
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
53
1New Year's Day
2
3
1
42 January
5
6
7
8
9
10
2
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
3
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
4
25
26Australia Day
27
28
29
30
31
February
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
6
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
7
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
8
22Washington's Birthday
23
24
25
26
27
28
9
29
March
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
9
1
2
3
4
5
6
10
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
11
14
15
16
17St Patrick's Day
18
19
20
12
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
13
28
29
30
31
April
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
13
1
2
3
14
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
15
11
12
13
14
15Good Friday
16Easter Saturday
17
16
18Easter Monday
19
20
21
22
23
24
17
25Anzac Day
26
27
28
29
30
May
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
17
1
18
2May Day
3
4
5
6
7
8
19
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
20
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
21
23Victoria Day
24
25
26
27
28
29
22
30Memorial Day
31
June
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
22
1
2
3
4
5
23
6Whit Monday, June Bank Holiday
7
8
9
10
11
12
24
13Queen's Birthday
14
15
16
17
18
19
25
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
26
27
28
29
30
July
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
26
1Canada Day
2
3
27
4Independence Day
5
6
7
8
9
10
28
11
12Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
13
14
15
16
17
29
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
30
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
August
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
31
1Summer Bank Holiday, August Bank Holiday
2
3
4
5
6
7
32
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
33
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
34
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
35
29
30
31
September
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
35
1
2
3
4
36
5Labor Day, Labour Day
6
7
8
9
10
11
37
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
38
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
39
26
27
28
29
30
October
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
39
1
2
40
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
41
10Thanksgiving
11
12Columbus Day
13
14
15
16
42
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
43
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
44
31October Bank Holiday
November
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
44
1
2
3
4
5
6
45
7
8
9
10
11Veterans Day, Remembrance Day
12
13
46
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
47
21
22
23
24Thanksgiving Day
25
26
27
48
28
29
30
December
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
48
1
2
3
4
49
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
50
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
51
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
52
26Christmas Day, Boxing Day, St Stephen's Day
27Christmas Day
28
29
30
31
Public holiday in the selected country
Today
Saturday and Sunday
Wk ISO 8601 week number
Weeks start on Monday so that the week number in the left gutter applies to the
whole row. ISO 8601 defines week 1 as the week containing the first Thursday of
the year, which is why 1960 has 52 weeks and why 1 January is not always
in week 1.
Public holidays in 1960
The 11 federal holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103, with the rules that were actually in force in each year. State and local holidays are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1960
Friday
New Year's Day
On the day
22 February 1960
Monday
Washington's Birthday
On the day
30 May 1960
Monday
Memorial Day (Kept as Decoration Day on a fixed 30 May until 1970.)
On the day
4 July 1960
Monday
Independence Day
On the day
5 September 1960
Monday
Labor Day
On the day
12 October 1960
Wednesday
Columbus Day
On the day
11 November 1960
Friday
Veterans Day
On the day
24 November 1960
Thursday
Thanksgiving Day
On the day
25 December 1960
Sunday
Christmas Day
Monday 26 December 1960
Bank holidays in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, including the one-off royal and jubilee holidays.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
15 April 1960
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
18 April 1960
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
6 June 1960
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
1 August 1960
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1960
Sunday
Christmas Day
Tuesday 27 December 1960
26 December 1960
Monday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Scotland. Scotland keeps 2 January and the first Monday in August, and does not keep Easter Monday.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1960
Friday
New Year's Day
On the day
2 January 1960
Saturday
2 January
Monday 4 January 1960
15 April 1960
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
6 June 1960
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
1 August 1960
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1960
Sunday
Christmas Day
Tuesday 27 December 1960
26 December 1960
Monday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Northern Ireland: the England and Wales set plus St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
17 March 1960
Thursday
St Patrick's Day
On the day
15 April 1960
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
18 April 1960
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
6 June 1960
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
12 July 1960
Tuesday
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
On the day
1 August 1960
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1960
Sunday
Christmas Day
Tuesday 27 December 1960
26 December 1960
Monday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1960
Friday
New Year's Day
On the day
17 March 1960
Thursday
St Patrick's Day
On the day
18 April 1960
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
2 May 1960
Monday
May Day
On the day
6 June 1960
Monday
June Bank Holiday
On the day
1 August 1960
Monday
August Bank Holiday
On the day
31 October 1960
Monday
October Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1960
Sunday
Christmas Day
Tuesday 27 December 1960
26 December 1960
Monday
St Stephen's Day
On the day
Federal statutory holidays. Provincial holidays (Family Day, Civic Holiday, St Jean Baptiste) are not included and vary by province.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1960
Friday
New Year's Day
On the day
15 April 1960
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
23 May 1960
Monday
Victoria Day (The Monday before 25 May.)
On the day
1 July 1960
Friday
Canada Day
On the day
5 September 1960
Monday
Labour Day
On the day
10 October 1960
Monday
Thanksgiving
On the day
11 November 1960
Friday
Remembrance Day
On the day
25 December 1960
Sunday
Christmas Day
Tuesday 27 December 1960
26 December 1960
Monday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays kept nationally. State holidays (Labour Day, show days, Melbourne Cup) vary by state and are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1960
Friday
New Year's Day
On the day
26 January 1960
Tuesday
Australia Day
On the day
15 April 1960
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
16 April 1960
Saturday
Easter Saturday
On the day
18 April 1960
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
25 April 1960
Monday
Anzac Day (Substitute days for a weekend Anzac Day vary by state.)
On the day
13 June 1960
Monday
Queen's Birthday (Not kept in June in Queensland or Western Australia.)
On the day
25 December 1960
Sunday
Christmas Day
Tuesday 27 December 1960
26 December 1960
Monday
Boxing Day
On the day
The sky in 1960
Equinoxes, solstices and eclipses are given in UTC, because an eclipse happens
at one instant everywhere. Convert to your own zone before you set an alarm.
Equinoxes and solstices, and the eclipses of 1960.
Date
Time (UTC)
Event
Detail
13 March 1960
08:27
Total lunar eclipse
94 minutes of totality · 220 minutes of partial phase · Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
20 March 1960
14:42
March equinox
Spring begins in the northern hemisphere, autumn in the southern.
27 March 1960
07:24
Partial solar eclipse
The centre of the shadow misses the Earth; this one is partial everywhere it is seen.
21 June 1960
09:42
June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere, the shortest in the southern.
5 September 1960
11:21
Total lunar eclipse
88 minutes of totality · 212 minutes of partial phase · Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
20 September 1960
22:59
Partial solar eclipse
The centre of the shadow misses the Earth; this one is partial everywhere it is seen.
23 September 1960
00:58
September equinox
Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere, spring in the southern.
21 December 1960
20:26
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere, the longest in the southern.
Full moons
The traditional names are month-based, with two exceptions we compute rather
than assume: the Harvest Moon is the full moon nearest the September equinox,
and a second full moon inside one calendar month is a Blue Moon.
Date
Time (UTC)
Name
Note
13 January 1960
23:51
Wolf Moon
12 February 1960
17:24
Snow Moon
13 March 1960
08:26
Worm Moon
11 April 1960
20:27
Pink Moon
11 May 1960
05:42
Flower Moon
9 June 1960
13:02
Strawberry Moon
8 July 1960
19:37
Buck Moon
7 August 1960
02:41
Sturgeon Moon
5 September 1960
11:19
Corn Moon
4 October 1960
22:16
Harvest Moon
The full moon nearest the September equinox.
3 November 1960
11:58
Beaver Moon
3 December 1960
04:25
Cold Moon
All 49 moon phases in 1960
Date
Time (UTC)
Phase
5 January 1960
18:53
First Quarter
13 January 1960
23:51
Full Moon
21 January 1960
15:01
Last Quarter
28 January 1960
06:15
New Moon
4 February 1960
14:26
First Quarter
12 February 1960
17:24
Full Moon
19 February 1960
23:48
Last Quarter
26 February 1960
18:24
New Moon
5 March 1960
11:06
First Quarter
13 March 1960
08:26
Full Moon
20 March 1960
06:41
Last Quarter
27 March 1960
07:37
New Moon
4 April 1960
07:05
First Quarter
11 April 1960
20:27
Full Moon
18 April 1960
12:57
Last Quarter
25 April 1960
21:44
New Moon
4 May 1960
01:01
First Quarter
11 May 1960
05:42
Full Moon
17 May 1960
19:54
Last Quarter
25 May 1960
12:26
New Moon
2 June 1960
16:01
First Quarter
9 June 1960
13:02
Full Moon
16 June 1960
04:36
Last Quarter
24 June 1960
03:27
New Moon
2 July 1960
03:48
First Quarter
8 July 1960
19:37
Full Moon
15 July 1960
15:43
Last Quarter
23 July 1960
18:31
New Moon
31 July 1960
12:39
First Quarter
7 August 1960
02:41
Full Moon
14 August 1960
05:37
Last Quarter
22 August 1960
09:15
New Moon
29 August 1960
19:22
First Quarter
5 September 1960
11:19
Full Moon
12 September 1960
22:19
Last Quarter
20 September 1960
23:13
New Moon
28 September 1960
01:13
First Quarter
4 October 1960
22:16
Full Moon
12 October 1960
17:25
Last Quarter
20 October 1960
12:02
New Moon
27 October 1960
07:34
First Quarter
3 November 1960
11:58
Full Moon
11 November 1960
13:48
Last Quarter
18 November 1960
23:46
New Moon
25 November 1960
15:42
First Quarter
3 December 1960
04:25
Full Moon
11 December 1960
09:38
Last Quarter
18 December 1960
10:47
New Moon
25 December 1960
02:30
First Quarter
Meteor showers
Peak nights drift by about a day between years, because the Earth meets each
stream at a fixed point in its orbit rather than on a fixed date. What
changes the view far more is the Moon, so we compute how much of it is lit
on the peak night of 1960.
Peak
Shower
Rate/hour
Moon lit
Viewing
3 January 1960
Quadrantids (debris from Asteroid 2003 EH1)
110
31%
Mostly dark
22 April 1960
Lyrids (debris from Comet Thatcher)
18
9%
Dark sky, near new moon
6 May 1960
Eta Aquariids (debris from Halley's Comet)
50
78%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
30 July 1960
Southern Delta Aquariids (debris from Comet 96P/Machholz)
25
43%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
12 August 1960
Perseids (debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle)
100
63%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
8 October 1960
Draconids (debris from Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner)
10
83%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
21 October 1960
Orionids (debris from Halley's Comet)
20
3%
Dark sky, near new moon
5 November 1960
Southern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
94%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
12 November 1960
Northern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
37%
Mostly dark
17 November 1960
Leonids (debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle)
15
2%
Dark sky, near new moon
14 December 1960
Geminids (debris from Asteroid 3200 Phaethon)
150
17%
Mostly dark
22 December 1960
Ursids (debris from Comet 8P/Tuttle)
10
27%
Mostly dark
About the year 1960
1960 at a glance
Days
366
Leap year
Yes
1 January
Friday
31 December
Saturday
ISO weeks
52
Weekend days
105
1960 is a leap year, so February has 29 days. A year is a leap year when it divides by 4, except century years, which must also divide by 400. That is why 1900 was not a leap year and 2000 was.
Years you can reuse this calendar for
These years start on the same weekday and have the same February, so the grid
above is identical. A 1960 wall calendar hangs again, unchanged, in any of them.
Public holidays computed from statute, cross-checked against
Nager.Date for every year it covers. Astronomical
events computed with astronomy-engine. Week numbers follow ISO 8601. Times are UTC.