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Where Were the Planets on January 19, 1961?

Quick Answer

On January 19, 1961, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% 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 19, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°25' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 13°07' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 19, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°11'35" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1960	Jan 20, 1961 into Aquarius
Moon	5°49'54" Pisces	Direct	Jan 19, 1961	Jan 21, 1961 into Aries
Mercury	7°59'44" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1961	Feb 1, 1961 into Pisces
Venus	15°51'10" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1961	Feb 2, 1961 into Aries
Mars	2°01'58" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	18°23'30" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	21°46'07" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	24°46'19" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°09'49" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°43'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°21'54" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on January 19, 1961

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 19, 02:31 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on January 19, 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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