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Where Were the Planets on February 2, 1961?

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On February 2, 1961, the Sun was in Aquarius (13°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus moved from Pisces into Aries. Venus squared Mars while Mars was retrograde. What you want and how you go after it pull apart. Sparks fly in flirting and in fights.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 2, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°07' Leo at midnight UTC to 8°03' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 2, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun13°25'15" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon2°05'14" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury0°50'35" PiscesDirect into Aquarius
Venus0°17'47" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars0°04'32" CancerStationing direct into Gemini
Jupiter21°35'19" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn23°23'39" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus24°12'05" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune11°17'25" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto7°26'12" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node7°37'26" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on February 2, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus enters AriesLeaves Pisces
Venus square MarsWhat you want and how you go after it pull apart. Sparks fly in flirting and in fights.
The Moon enters VirgoLeaves Leo

Born on February 2, 1961?

Jupiter and Saturn sat 2 degrees apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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