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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1961?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1961, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°07' Pisces at midnight UTC to 5°33' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°36'04" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1961	Feb 18, 1961 into Pisces
Moon	28°23'30" Pisces	Direct	Feb 15, 1961	Feb 17, 1961 into Aries
Mercury	7°25'58" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 1, 1961	Feb 24, 1961 into Aquarius
Venus	13°56'18" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	0°45'49" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	24°52'55" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	25°02'33" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°32'47" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°18'09" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°04'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°49'46" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on February 17, 1961

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 14:40 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Feb 17, 23:39 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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