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Where Were the Planets on March 5, 1961?

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On March 5, 1961, the Sun was in Pisces (14°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% 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 5, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°46' Libra at midnight UTC to 24°26' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 5, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun14°41'01" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon18°04'45" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury24°27'15" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Venus24°52'08" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars4°04'27" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter28°09'14" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn26°37'29" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus22°52'21" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune11°10'41" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto6°39'34" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node5°58'56" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on March 5, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on March 5, 1961?

Jupiter and Saturn sat 2 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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