# Astrology Calendar 1961

> In 1961, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Feb 12 to Mar 6; Jun 14 to Jul 8; Oct 10 to Oct 31). There are 4 eclipses: Total Solar Eclipse on February 15, 1961 in Aquarius; Partial Lunar Eclipse on March 2, 1961 in Virgo; Annular Solar Eclipse on August 11, 1961 in Leo; Partial Lunar Eclipse on August 26, 1961 in Pisces. All dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1961

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 1961-03-20 20:32 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 1961-06-21 15:30 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 1961-09-23 06:42 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 1961-12-22 02:19 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1961-02-15 08:19 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Aquarius | 26°25' Aquarius |
| 1961-03-02 13:28 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Virgo | 11°41' Virgo |
| 1961-08-11 10:46 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo | 18°30' Leo |
| 1961-08-26 03:08 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 2°35' Pisces |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mars | 1960-11-20 17:09 UTC at 18°39' Cancer | 1961-02-06 02:54 UTC at 29°59' Gemini | Cancer, Gemini | 1960-09-21 to 1961-04-12 |
| Uranus | 1960-12-01 04:16 UTC at 25°48' Leo | 1961-04-29 07:50 UTC at 21°39' Leo | Leo | 1960-08-18 to 1961-08-13 |
| Pluto | 1960-12-10 04:19 UTC at 8°08' Virgo | 1961-05-17 04:04 UTC at 5°32' Virgo | Virgo | 1960-08-19 to 1961-09-08 |
| Neptune | 1961-02-11 11:17 UTC at 11°18' Scorpio | 1961-07-20 18:28 UTC at 8°32' Scorpio | Scorpio | 1960-10-23 to 1961-11-10 |
| Mercury | 1961-02-12 23:29 UTC at 9°10' Pisces | 1961-03-06 23:17 UTC at 24°20' Aquarius | Pisces, Aquarius | 1961-01-29 to 1961-03-26 |
| Venus | 1961-03-20 20:12 UTC at 29°05' Aries | 1961-05-02 04:15 UTC at 12°44' Aries | Aries | 1961-02-16 to 1961-06-04 |
| Saturn | 1961-05-09 16:21 UTC at 29°51' Capricorn | 1961-09-27 19:31 UTC at 23°14' Capricorn | Capricorn | 1961-02-01 to 1962-01-02 |
| Jupiter | 1961-05-25 18:34 UTC at 7°09' Aquarius | 1961-09-23 15:31 UTC at 27°19' Capricorn | Aquarius, Capricorn | 1961-03-01 to 1961-12-16 |
| Mercury | 1961-06-14 17:14 UTC at 10°27' Cancer | 1961-07-08 19:28 UTC at 1°20' Cancer | Cancer | 1961-05-29 to 1961-07-23 |
| Mercury | 1961-10-10 22:40 UTC at 8°01' Scorpio | 1961-10-31 18:00 UTC at 22°18' Libra | Scorpio, Libra | 1961-09-20 to 1961-11-16 |
| Uranus | 1961-12-06 04:41 UTC at 0°32' Virgo | 1962-05-04 09:03 UTC at 26°23' Leo | Virgo, Leo | 1961-08-23 to 1962-08-18 |
| Pluto | 1961-12-12 11:35 UTC at 10°07' Virgo | 1962-05-19 09:09 UTC at 7°31' Virgo | Virgo | 1961-08-21 to 1962-09-10 |

## January 1961

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1961-01-01 23:06 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 11°19' Cancer |
| 1961-01-05 03:30 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1961-01-14 18:57 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1961-01-16 21:30 UTC | New Moon in Capricorn | 26°32' Capricorn |
| 1961-01-20 07:01 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1961-01-31 18:47 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 11°41' Leo |

## February 1961

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1961-02-01 21:39 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1961-02-02 04:46 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1961-02-05 00:48 UTC | Mars re-enters Gemini (retrograde) | Leaves Cancer |
| 1961-02-06 02:54 UTC | Mars stations direct | 29°59' Gemini |
| 1961-02-07 05:04 UTC | Mars enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1961-02-11 11:17 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 11°18' Scorpio |
| 1961-02-12 23:29 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 9°10' Pisces |
| 1961-02-15 08:19 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Aquarius | 26°25' Aquarius |
| 1961-02-18 21:16 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1961-02-18 23:45 UTC | Jupiter conjunct Saturn | Exact conjunction |
| 1961-02-24 20:20 UTC | Mercury re-enters Aquarius (retrograde) | Leaves Pisces |

## March 1961

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1961-03-02 13:28 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Virgo | 11°41' Virgo |
| 1961-03-06 23:17 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 24°20' Aquarius |
| 1961-03-15 07:59 UTC | Jupiter enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1961-03-16 18:51 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 25°57' Pisces |
| 1961-03-18 10:15 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1961-03-20 20:12 UTC | Venus stations retrograde | 29°05' Aries |
| 1961-03-20 20:32 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |

## April 1961

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1961-04-01 05:47 UTC | Full Moon in Libra | 11°16' Libra |
| 1961-04-10 09:21 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 1961-04-15 05:38 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 25°01' Aries |
| 1961-04-20 07:55 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1961-04-26 14:33 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1961-04-29 07:50 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 21°39' Leo |
| 1961-04-30 18:41 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 10°10' Scorpio |

## May 1961

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1961-05-02 04:15 UTC | Venus stations direct | 12°44' Aries |
| 1961-05-06 01:12 UTC | Mars enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1961-05-09 16:21 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 29°51' Capricorn |
| 1961-05-10 16:33 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1961-05-14 16:54 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 23°38' Taurus |
| 1961-05-17 04:04 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 5°32' Virgo |
| 1961-05-21 07:22 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1961-05-25 18:34 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 7°09' Aquarius |
| 1961-05-28 17:22 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1961-05-30 04:37 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 8°32' Sagittarius |

## June 1961

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1961-06-05 19:24 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 1961-06-13 05:16 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 21°57' Gemini |
| 1961-06-14 17:14 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 10°27' Cancer |
| 1961-06-21 15:30 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 1961-06-26 11:16 UTC | The North Node enters Leo | Leaves Virgo |
| 1961-06-28 12:38 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 6°33' Capricorn |
| 1961-06-28 23:46 UTC | Mars enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |

## July 1961

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1961-07-07 04:32 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 1961-07-08 19:28 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 1°20' Cancer |
| 1961-07-12 19:11 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 20°10' Cancer |
| 1961-07-20 18:28 UTC | Neptune stations direct | 8°32' Scorpio |
| 1961-07-23 02:23 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1961-07-27 19:50 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 4°31' Aquarius |

## August 1961

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1961-08-03 15:27 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 1961-08-04 01:15 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 1961-08-11 10:46 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo | 18°30' Leo |
| 1961-08-12 08:50 UTC | Jupiter re-enters Capricorn (retrograde) | Leaves Aquarius |
| 1961-08-17 00:40 UTC | Mars enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1961-08-18 20:51 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1961-08-23 09:18 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1961-08-26 03:08 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pisces | 2°35' Pisces |
| 1961-08-29 14:17 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |

## September 1961

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1961-09-04 22:32 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1961-09-10 02:50 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 17°09' Virgo |
| 1961-09-23 06:42 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 1961-09-23 15:31 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 27°19' Capricorn |
| 1961-09-23 15:42 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1961-09-24 11:33 UTC | Full Moon in Aries | 1°10' Aries |
| 1961-09-27 12:15 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1961-09-27 19:31 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 23°14' Capricorn |

## October 1961

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1961-10-01 20:02 UTC | Mars enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1961-10-09 18:53 UTC | New Moon in Libra | 16°14' Libra |
| 1961-10-10 22:40 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 8°01' Scorpio |
| 1961-10-18 02:58 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 1961-10-22 02:28 UTC | Mercury re-enters Libra (retrograde) | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1961-10-23 15:47 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1961-10-23 21:31 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 0°14' Taurus |
| 1961-10-31 18:00 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 22°18' Libra |

## November 1961

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1961-11-01 15:34 UTC | Uranus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 1961-11-04 02:54 UTC | Jupiter enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 1961-11-08 09:59 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 15°46' Scorpio |
| 1961-11-10 23:52 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1961-11-11 05:32 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 1961-11-13 21:50 UTC | Mars enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1961-11-22 09:44 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 29°51' Taurus |
| 1961-11-22 13:07 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1961-11-30 22:54 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |

## December 1961

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1961-12-05 03:39 UTC | Venus enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 1961-12-06 04:41 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 0°32' Virgo |
| 1961-12-07 23:52 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 15°39' Sagittarius |
| 1961-12-12 11:36 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 10°07' Virgo |
| 1961-12-20 01:03 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1961-12-22 00:42 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 29°56' Gemini |
| 1961-12-22 02:19 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 1961-12-24 17:49 UTC | Mars enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 1961-12-29 00:06 UTC | Venus enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 1961?

In 1961, Mercury is retrograde 3 times (Feb 12 to Mar 6; Jun 14 to Jul 8; Oct 10 to Oct 31). There are 4 eclipses: Total Solar Eclipse on February 15, 1961 in Aquarius; Partial Lunar Eclipse on March 2, 1961 in Virgo; Annular Solar Eclipse on August 11, 1961 in Leo; Partial Lunar Eclipse on August 26, 1961 in Pisces. All dates are in UTC.

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1961?

Mercury is retrograde 3 times in 1961: from February 12, 1961 to March 6, 1961 (Pisces and Aquarius); from June 14, 1961 to July 8, 1961 (Cancer); from October 10, 1961 to October 31, 1961 (Scorpio and Libra).

### When Are the Eclipses in 1961?

Total Solar Eclipse in Aquarius on February 15, 1961; Partial Lunar Eclipse in Virgo on March 2, 1961; Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo on August 11, 1961; Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on August 26, 1961.

### When Do the Seasons Start in 1961?

March Equinox: March 20, 1961 at 3:32 PM ET (20:32 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 1961 at 11:30 AM ET (15:30 UTC); September Equinox: September 23, 1961 at 2:42 AM ET (06:42 UTC); December Solstice: December 21, 1961 at 9:19 PM ET (02:19 UTC on December 22).

### Why Do Some Calendars List a Different Date?

Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.

## Method

Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time.

Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/1961). Free to cite with a link to the source page.