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Where Were the Planets on May 2, 1961?

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On May 2, 1961, the Sun was in Taurus (11°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 2, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°52' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 10°47' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 2, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°50'14" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon3°49'03" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury12°27'57" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus12°44'24" AriesStationing retrograde into Taurus
Mars28°10'56" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter6°18'27" AquariusDirect into Capricorn
Saturn29°48'43" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus21°39'34" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune9°53'43" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto5°35'34" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node2°54'39" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on May 2, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on May 2, 1961?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Taurus, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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