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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1961?

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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.

Mercury opposed Pluto while Mercury was retrograde. Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.

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
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun28°36'04" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon28°23'30" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury7°25'58" PiscesRetrograde into Aquarius
Venus13°56'18" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars0°45'49" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter24°52'55" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn25°02'33" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus23°32'47" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune11°18'09" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto7°04'15" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node6°49'46" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on February 17, 1961

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

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AriesLeaves Pisces
Mercury opposite PlutoPressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.

Born on February 17, 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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