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Where Were the Planets on February 5, 1961?

Quick Answer

On February 5, 1961, the Sun was in Aquarius (16°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (81% illuminated). Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 5, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°19' Libra at midnight UTC to 14°43' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 5, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°27'44" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1961	Feb 18, 1961 into Pisces
Moon	8°30'17" Libra	Direct	Feb 4, 1961	Feb 7, 1961 into Scorpio
Mercury	4°38'19" Pisces	Direct	Feb 1, 1961	Feb 24, 1961 into Aquarius
Venus	3°12'20" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	29°59'42" Gemini	Stationing direct	Feb 5, 1961	Feb 7, 1961 into Cancer
Jupiter	22°15'38" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	23°44'00" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	24°04'19" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°18'10" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°22'00" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	7°27'54" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on February 5, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 5, 00:48 UTC	Mars re-enters Gemini (retrograde)	Leaves Cancer

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