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Where Were the Planets on April 11, 1961?

Quick Answer

On April 11, 1961, the Sun was in Aries (21°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (17% illuminated). Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 11, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°55' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 9°13' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 11, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°21'30" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1961	Apr 20, 1961 into Taurus
Moon	2°04'29" Pisces	Direct	Apr 11, 1961	Apr 13, 1961 into Aries
Mercury	1°50'03" Aries	Direct	Apr 10, 1961	Apr 26, 1961 into Taurus
Venus	20°32'34" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	18°01'18" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	4°12'39" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°12'47" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°47'45" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	10°27'19" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°50'45" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	4°01'22" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on April 11, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 11, 08:31 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Apr 11, 22:32 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine

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