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Where Were the Planets on May 10, 1961?

Quick Answer

On May 10, 1961, the Sun was in Taurus (19°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (20% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury trined Saturn. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold. Mercury moved from Taurus into Gemini.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 10, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°36' Pisces at midnight UTC to 3°29' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 10, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°34'48" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1961	May 21, 1961 into Gemini
Moon	26°34'22" Pisces	Direct	May 8, 1961	May 10, 1961 into Aries
Mercury	29°36'21" Taurus	Direct	Apr 26, 1961	May 10, 1961 into Gemini
Venus	14°01'50" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	2°18'45" Leo	Direct	May 6, 1961	Jun 28, 1961 into Virgo
Jupiter	6°47'09" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°51'14" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°42'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	9°40'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°33'00" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°29'14" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on May 10, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 10, 14:51 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
May 10, 16:33 UTC	Mercury enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 10, 17:55 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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