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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1961?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1961, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°50' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 28°07' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°08'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1960	Jan 20, 1961 into Aquarius
Moon	20°28'59" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 15, 1961	Jan 17, 1961 into Aquarius
Mercury	2°53'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1961	Feb 1, 1961 into Pisces
Venus	12°36'36" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1961	Feb 2, 1961 into Aries
Mars	2°47'23" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	17°41'49" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	21°24'51" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	24°53'03" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°07'21" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°47'10" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°31'26" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on January 16, 1961

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 21:30 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	26°32' Capricorn

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