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Where Were the Planets on May 14, 1961?

Quick Answer

On May 14, 1961, the Sun was in Taurus (23°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 14, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°19' Taurus at midnight UTC to 27°30' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 14, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°26'32" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1961	May 21, 1961 into Gemini
Moon	20°56'57" Taurus	Direct	May 12, 1961	May 15, 1961 into Gemini
Mercury	7°38'39" Gemini	Direct	May 10, 1961	May 28, 1961 into Cancer
Venus	15°28'11" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	4°25'20" Leo	Direct	May 6, 1961	Jun 28, 1961 into Virgo
Jupiter	6°57'10" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°50'08" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°45'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	9°34'22" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°32'26" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°16'32" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on May 14, 1961

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 14, 03:17 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
May 14, 16:54 UTC	New Moon in Taurus	23°38' Taurus

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