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Where Were the Planets on May 3, 1961?

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On May 3, 1961, the Sun was in Taurus (12°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% 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 3, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°48' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 24°53' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 3, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°48'23" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon17°50'08" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury14°37'35" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Venus12°46'21" AriesStationing retrograde into Taurus
Mars28°41'30" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter6°22'40" AquariusDirect into Capricorn
Saturn29°49'23" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus21°39'45" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune9°52'05" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto5°35'09" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node2°51'28" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on May 3, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on May 3, 1961?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees 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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