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Where Were the Planets on February 9, 1961?

Quick Answer

On February 9, 1961, the Sun was in Aquarius (20°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (41% 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 9, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°44' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°28' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 9, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°30'49" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1961	Feb 18, 1961 into Pisces
Moon	0°33'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 9, 1961	Feb 11, 1961 into Capricorn
Mercury	8°07'43" Pisces	Direct	Feb 1, 1961	Feb 24, 1961 into Aquarius
Venus	6°57'24" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	0°03'47" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	23°08'49" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	24°10'44" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°53'51" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°18'42" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°16'14" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	7°15'11" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on February 9, 1961

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 41% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 9, 11:01 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on February 9, 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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