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Where Were the Planets on February 19, 1961?

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On February 19, 1961, the Sun was in Pisces (0°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (22% 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 19, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°35' Aries at midnight UTC to 3°08' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 19, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun0°37'07" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon26°25'30" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury5°42'51" PiscesRetrograde into Aquarius
Venus15°33'16" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars1°02'53" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter25°18'24" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn25°15'06" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus23°27'33" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune11°17'40" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto7°01'11" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node6°43'25" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on February 19, 1961

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters TaurusLeaves Aries

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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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