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Where Were the Planets on March 18, 1961?

Quick Answer

On March 18, 1961, the Sun was in Pisces (27°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun sextiled Saturn. Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan. Mercury moved from Aquarius into Pisces.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 18, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°25' Aries at midnight UTC to 27°26' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 18, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°39'30" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1961	Mar 20, 1961 into Aries
Moon	20°29'26" Aries	Direct	Mar 17, 1961	Mar 19, 1961 into Taurus
Mercury	0°03'52" Pisces	Direct	Mar 18, 1961	Apr 10, 1961 into Aries
Venus	28°59'10" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	8°11'06" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	0°33'45" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	27°43'43" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	22°23'40" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	10°59'01" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°20'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°17'38" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on March 18, 1961

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 18, 10:15 UTC	Mercury enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Mar 18, 13:50 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.

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