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Where Were the Planets on March 23, 1961?

Quick Answer

On March 23, 1961, the Sun was in Aries (2°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (44% illuminated). Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 23, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°38' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°49' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 23, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°37'28" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1961	Apr 20, 1961 into Taurus
Moon	25°45'48" Gemini	Direct	Mar 21, 1961	Mar 23, 1961 into Cancer
Mercury	5°04'51" Pisces	Direct	Mar 18, 1961	Apr 10, 1961 into Aries
Venus	28°57'03" Aries	Stationing direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	10°01'43" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	1°24'55" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	28°06'04" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	22°14'09" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	10°53'21" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°13'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°01'44" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on March 23, 1961

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 23, 20:22 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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