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Where Were the Planets on March 19, 1961?

Quick Answer

On March 19, 1961, the Sun was in Pisces (28°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 19, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°27' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°05' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 19, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°39'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 18, 1961	Mar 20, 1961 into Aries
Moon	4°19'36" Taurus	Direct	Mar 19, 1961	Mar 21, 1961 into Gemini
Mercury	0°58'32" Pisces	Direct	Mar 18, 1961	Apr 10, 1961 into Aries
Venus	29°03'34" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	8°32'35" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	0°44'12" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	27°48'20" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	22°21'41" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	10°57'56" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°18'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°14'27" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on March 19, 1961

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 19, 04:25 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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