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Where Were the Planets on February 8, 1961?

Quick Answer

On February 8, 1961, the Sun was in Aquarius (19°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 8, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°23' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 23°43' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 8, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°30'04" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1961	Feb 18, 1961 into Pisces
Moon	17°00'57" Scorpio	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	Feb 9, 1961 into Sagittarius
Mercury	7°27'44" Pisces	Direct	Feb 1, 1961	Feb 24, 1961 into Aquarius
Venus	6°02'01" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	0°01'40" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	22°55'35" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	24°04'06" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°56'28" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°18'37" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°17'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	7°18'22" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on February 8, 1961

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 8, 06:51 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Feb 8, 16:49 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	19°42' Scorpio

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