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Where Were the Planets on February 19, 1961?

Quick Answer

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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°37'07" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1961	Mar 20, 1961 into Aries
Moon	26°25'30" Aries	Direct	Feb 17, 1961	Feb 19, 1961 into Taurus
Mercury	5°42'51" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 1, 1961	Feb 24, 1961 into Aquarius
Venus	15°33'16" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	1°02'53" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	25°18'24" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	25°15'06" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°27'33" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°17'40" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°01'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°43'25" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on February 19, 1961

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

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 19, 18:21 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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