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Where Were the Planets on May 5, 1961?

Quick Answer

On May 5, 1961, the Sun was in Taurus (14°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (74% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 5, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°03' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 23°15' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 5, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°44'37" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1961	May 21, 1961 into Gemini
Moon	16°09'53" Capricorn	Direct	May 4, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Aquarius
Mercury	18°57'20" Taurus	Direct	Apr 26, 1961	May 10, 1961 into Gemini
Venus	12°57'08" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	29°43'00" Cancer	Direct	Feb 7, 1961	May 6, 1961 into Leo
Jupiter	6°30'33" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°50'24" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°40'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	9°48'50" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°34'23" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°45'07" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on May 5, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 5, 17:50 UTC	Mars opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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