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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1961?

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On February 16, 1961, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune 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 16, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°19' Pisces at midnight UTC to 21°06' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun27°35'29" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon13°45'31" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury8°06'05" PiscesRetrograde into Aquarius
Venus13°06'33" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars0°38'14" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter24°40'06" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn24°56'13" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus23°35'25" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune11°18'20" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto7°05'46" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node6°52'57" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on February 16, 1961

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on February 16, 1961?

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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