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Where Were the Planets on April 22, 1961?

Quick Answer

On April 22, 1961, the Sun was in Taurus (2°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 22, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°43' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°34' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 22, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°07'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1961	May 21, 1961 into Gemini
Moon	27°40'19" Cancer	Direct	Apr 20, 1961	Apr 22, 1961 into Leo
Mercury	21°45'09" Aries	Direct	Apr 10, 1961	Apr 26, 1961 into Taurus
Venus	14°37'18" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	23°12'18" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	5°27'14" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°36'51" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°40'32" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	10°10'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°41'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°26'25" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on April 22, 1961

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 22, 11:03 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
Apr 22, 16:42 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Apr 22, 21:49 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	2°31' Leo

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