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Where Were the Planets on April 13, 1961?

Quick Answer

On April 13, 1961, the Sun was in Aries (23°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Jupiter. Good news travels, and conversations open doors. Venus squared Mars while Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 13, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°31' Pisces at midnight UTC to 7°42' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 13, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°19'09" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1961	Apr 20, 1961 into Taurus
Moon	0°38'25" Aries	Direct	Apr 13, 1961	Apr 15, 1961 into Taurus
Mercury	5°13'11" Aries	Direct	Apr 10, 1961	Apr 26, 1961 into Taurus
Venus	19°17'43" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	18°56'16" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	4°27'33" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°18'00" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°45'58" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	10°24'15" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°48'49" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°55'01" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on April 13, 1961

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 13, 00:31 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Good news travels, and conversations open doors.
Apr 13, 10:55 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 13, 19:58 UTC	Venus square Mars	What you want and how you go after it pull apart. Sparks fly in flirting and in fights.

Born on April 13, 1961?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Aries, so everyone born that day is an Aries several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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