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Where Were the Planets on February 23, 1961?

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On February 23, 1961, the Sun was in Pisces (4°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (61% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury trined Mars while Mercury was retrograde. Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 23, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°26' Gemini at midnight UTC to 23°35' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 23, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun4°38'52" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon17°32'41" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury1°26'46" PiscesRetrograde into Aquarius
Venus18°36'03" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars1°44'11" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter26°08'36" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn25°39'40" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus23°17'12" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune11°16'18" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto6°55'00" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node6°30'42" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on February 23, 1961

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury trine MarsDecisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

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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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