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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1961?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 1961, the Sun was in Taurus (3°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (56% illuminated). Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°35' Leo at midnight UTC to 15°23' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°05'30" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1961	May 21, 1961 into Gemini
Moon	9°29'55" Leo	Direct	Apr 22, 1961	Apr 25, 1961 into Virgo
Mercury	23°43'18" Aries	Direct	Apr 10, 1961	Apr 26, 1961 into Taurus
Venus	14°15'19" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	23°41'33" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	5°33'05" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°38'28" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°40'12" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	10°08'24" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°40'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°23'15" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on April 23, 1961

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 11:31 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square

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