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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1961?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 1961, the Sun was in Aquarius (3°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°37' Aries at midnight UTC to 7°36' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°15'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1961	Feb 18, 1961 into Pisces
Moon	1°09'46" Taurus	Direct	Jan 23, 1961	Jan 25, 1961 into Gemini
Mercury	14°49'52" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1961	Feb 1, 1961 into Pisces
Venus	20°06'18" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1961	Feb 2, 1961 into Aries
Mars	1°12'15" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	19°18'49" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	22°14'18" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	24°36'57" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°12'40" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°39'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°09'12" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on January 23, 1961

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 09:51 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jan 23, 16:14 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	3°26' Taurus

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