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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1961?

Quick Answer

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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°09'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1960	Jan 20, 1961 into Aquarius
Moon	5°46'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 17, 1961	Jan 19, 1961 into Pisces
Mercury	4°35'13" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1961	Feb 1, 1961 into Pisces
Venus	13°41'44" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1961	Feb 2, 1961 into Aries
Mars	2°31'30" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	17°55'43" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	21°31'57" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	24°50'50" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°08'12" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°46'06" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°28'16" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on January 17, 1961

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 02:55 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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