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Where Were the Planets on January 10, 1961?

Quick Answer

On January 10, 1961, the Sun was in Capricorn (20°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 10, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°01' Libra at midnight UTC to 1°00' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 10, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°01'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1960	Jan 20, 1961 into Aquarius
Moon	24°28'06" Libra	Direct	Jan 8, 1961	Jan 10, 1961 into Scorpio
Mercury	22°50'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 1960	Jan 14, 1961 into Aquarius
Venus	6°00'23" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1961	Feb 2, 1961 into Aries
Mars	4°36'58" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	16°18'08" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	20°42'13" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	25°05'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°01'31" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°53'07" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°50'30" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on January 10, 1961

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 10, 03:02 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	19°38' Libra
Jan 10, 22:08 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on January 10, 1961?

The Sun, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. The Sun and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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