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Where Were the Planets on February 7, 1961?

Quick Answer

On February 7, 1961, the Sun was in Aquarius (18°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (63% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 7, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°24' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°22' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 7, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°29'18" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1961	Feb 18, 1961 into Pisces
Moon	3°51'20" Scorpio	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	Feb 9, 1961 into Sagittarius
Mercury	6°39'01" Pisces	Direct	Feb 1, 1961	Feb 24, 1961 into Aquarius
Venus	5°06'01" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	0°00'16" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	22°42'18" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	23°57'26" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°59'06" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°18'30" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°19'09" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	7°21'32" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on February 7, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 63% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 7, 04:50 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Feb 7, 05:04 UTC	Mars enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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