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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1961?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1961, the Sun was in Aries (27°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°03' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°12' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°14'06" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1961	Apr 20, 1961 into Taurus
Moon	25°40'46" Taurus	Direct	Apr 15, 1961	Apr 17, 1961 into Gemini
Mercury	12°18'11" Aries	Direct	Apr 10, 1961	Apr 26, 1961 into Taurus
Venus	16°57'43" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	20°48'23" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	4°55'35" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°27'19" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°43'01" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	10°18'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°45'14" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°42'19" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on April 17, 1961

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 19:54 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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