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Where Were the Planets on February 4, 1961?

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On February 4, 1961, the Sun was in Aquarius (15°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% 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 February 4, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°07' Virgo at midnight UTC to 2°19' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 4, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun15°26'55" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon26°12'13" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury3°27'53" PiscesDirect into Aquarius
Venus2°14'40" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars0°00'33" CancerStationing direct into Gemini
Jupiter22°02'14" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn23°37'14" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus24°06'55" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune11°17'57" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto7°23'25" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node7°31'04" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on February 4, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo

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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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