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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1961?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1961, the Sun was in Aquarius (11°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°25' Leo at midnight UTC to 14°14' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°23'31" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1961	Feb 18, 1961 into Pisces
Moon	8°20'10" Leo	Direct	Jan 30, 1961	Feb 2, 1961 into Virgo
Mercury	27°56'05" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1961	Feb 1, 1961 into Pisces
Venus	28°18'56" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1961	Feb 2, 1961 into Aries
Mars	0°11'39" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1960	Feb 5, 1961 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°08'16" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	23°09'57" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	24°17'11" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°16'44" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°28'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	7°43'47" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on January 31, 1961

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 09:18 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square
Jan 31, 18:47 UTC	Full Moon in Leo	11°41' Leo

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