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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1961?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1961, the Sun was in Pisces (17°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (68% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°29' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°53' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°41'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1961	Mar 20, 1961 into Aries
Moon	27°09'55" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 6, 1961	Mar 8, 1961 into Sagittarius
Mercury	24°27'32" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 24, 1961	Mar 18, 1961 into Pisces
Venus	26°17'06" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	4°55'31" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	28°43'55" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	26°53'44" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	22°45'18" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°08'25" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°35'00" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°49'24" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on March 8, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 17:03 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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