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Where Were the Planets on February 15, 1961?

Quick Answer

On February 15, 1961, the Sun was in Aquarius (26°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Total Solar Eclipse in Aquarius was the day's main event.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 15, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°16' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 6°18' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 15, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°34'53" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1961	Feb 18, 1961 into Pisces
Moon	28°49'23" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 13, 1961	Feb 15, 1961 into Pisces
Mercury	8°37'07" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 1, 1961	Feb 24, 1961 into Aquarius
Venus	12°15'59" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	0°31'17" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	24°27'13" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	24°49'50" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°38'03" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°18'29" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°07'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°56'07" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on February 15, 1961

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 15, 08:19 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Aquarius	26°25' Aquarius
Feb 15, 13:52 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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Jupiter and Saturn sat less than a degree 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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