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Where Were the Planets on March 6, 1961?

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On March 6, 1961, the Sun was in Pisces (15°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (85% 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 6, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°26' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°20' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 6, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun15°41'04" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon0°51'48" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury24°20'57" AquariusStationing direct into Pisces
Venus25°22'05" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars4°21'03" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter28°20'53" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn26°42'57" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus22°49'58" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune11°09'57" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto6°38'02" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node5°55'45" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on March 6, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters ScorpioLeaves Libra

Born on March 6, 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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