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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1961?

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On January 17, 1961, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% 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 17, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°08' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 13°22' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun27°09'22" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon5°46'46" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury4°35'13" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus13°41'44" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars2°31'30" CancerRetrograde into Gemini
Jupiter17°55'43" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn21°31'57" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus24°50'50" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune11°08'12" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto7°46'06" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node8°28'16" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on January 17, 1961

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn

Born on January 17, 1961?

The Sun, Jupiter and Saturn were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over.

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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