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Where Were the Planets on March 2, 1961?

Quick Answer

On March 2, 1961, the Sun was in Pisces (11°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 2, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°54' Virgo at midnight UTC to 17°01' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 2, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°40'42" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1961	Mar 20, 1961 into Aries
Moon	10°56'53" Virgo	Direct	Mar 1, 1961	Mar 4, 1961 into Libra
Mercury	25°27'12" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 24, 1961	Mar 18, 1961 into Pisces
Venus	23°13'14" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	3°17'18" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	27°33'50" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	26°20'43" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	22°59'36" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°12'42" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°44'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°08'28" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on March 2, 1961

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 2, 00:56 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine
Mar 2, 03:21 UTC	Venus trine Uranus	Exact trine
Mar 2, 13:28 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Virgo	11°41' Virgo

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