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Where Were the Planets on February 22, 1961?

Quick Answer

On February 22, 1961, the Sun was in Pisces (3°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 22, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°01' Taurus at midnight UTC to 11°25' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 22, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°38'29" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1961	Mar 20, 1961 into Aries
Moon	5°16'19" Gemini	Direct	Feb 22, 1961	Feb 24, 1961 into Cancer
Mercury	2°32'54" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 1, 1961	Feb 24, 1961 into Aquarius
Venus	17°51'51" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	1°33'00" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	25°56'08" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	25°33'35" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°19'46" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°16'41" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°56'33" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°33'53" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on February 22, 1961

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 22, 01:51 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Feb 22, 08:35 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Gemini	3°30' Gemini

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