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Where Were the Planets on March 13, 1961?

Quick Answer

On March 13, 1961, the Sun was in Pisces (22°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (15% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 13, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°18' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 14°58' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 13, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°40'41" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1961	Mar 20, 1961 into Aries
Moon	7°37'50" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 12, 1961	Mar 15, 1961 into Pisces
Mercury	26°21'24" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 24, 1961	Mar 18, 1961 into Pisces
Venus	28°03'27" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	6°28'42" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	29°40'01" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 26, 1960	Mar 15, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	27°19'34" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	22°34'06" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	11°04'03" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°27'31" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°33'31" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on March 13, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 13, 10:38 UTC	Mars sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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