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Where Were the Planets on February 6, 1961?

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On February 6, 1961, the Sun was in Aquarius (17°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). 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 6, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°44' Libra at midnight UTC to 27°23' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 6, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun17°28'31" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon21°02'12" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury5°42'18" PiscesDirect into Aquarius
Venus4°09'27" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars29°59'37" GeminiStationing retrograde into Cancer
Jupiter22°28'59" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn23°50'44" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus24°01'42" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune11°18'21" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto7°20'35" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node7°24'43" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on February 6, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on February 6, 1961?

Jupiter and Saturn sat 1 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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