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Where Were the Planets on April 30, 1961?

Quick Answer

On April 30, 1961, the Sun was in Taurus (9°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Venus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 30, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°45' Libra at midnight UTC to 13°09' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 30, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°53'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1961	May 21, 1961 into Gemini
Moon	6°25'25" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 30, 1961	May 2, 1961 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°10'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 26, 1961	May 10, 1961 into Gemini
Venus	12°47'39" Aries	Stationing direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	27°10'09" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	6°09'32" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°47'07" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°39'19" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	9°56'59" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°36'30" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°01'00" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on April 30, 1961

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 30, 00:26 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Apr 30, 13:15 UTC	The Sun opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Apr 30, 18:41 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	10°10' Scorpio

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