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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 1961?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 1961, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°38' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°27' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°53'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1960	Jan 20, 1961 into Aquarius
Moon	29°33'33" Cancer	Direct	Jan 1, 1961	Jan 3, 1961 into Leo
Mercury	11°25'17" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 1960	Jan 14, 1961 into Aquarius
Venus	28°08'02" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1960	Jan 5, 1961 into Pisces
Mars	7°09'04" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	14°40'22" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	19°52'33" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	25°18'36" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	10°53'20" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°58'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°12'45" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on January 3, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 03:56 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Jan 3, 12:53 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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