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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1961?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 1961, the Sun was in Pisces (12°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% 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 March 3, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°01' Virgo at midnight UTC to 29°17' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°40'50" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon23°08'35" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury25°00'15" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Venus23°47'40" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars3°32'33" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter27°45'42" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn26°26'21" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus22°57'10" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune11°12'04" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto6°42'38" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node6°05'17" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on March 3, 1961

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on March 3, 1961?

Jupiter and Saturn sat 1 degrees 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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