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Where Were the Planets on March 9, 1961?

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On March 9, 1961, the Sun was in Pisces (18°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (57% illuminated). 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 9, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°54' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 17°35' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 9, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun18°41'04" PiscesDirect into Aries
Moon10°43'08" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury24°39'49" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus26°42'03" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars5°13'22" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter28°55'19" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn26°59'01" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus22°43'00" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune11°07'36" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto6°33'29" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node5°46'13" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on March 9, 1961

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on March 9, 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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