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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1961?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1961, the Sun was in Gemini (2°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (58% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°07' Virgo at midnight UTC to 17°06' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°06'30" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1961	Jun 21, 1961 into Cancer
Moon	11°06'02" Virgo	Direct	May 22, 1961	May 25, 1961 into Libra
Mercury	23°03'46" Gemini	Direct	May 10, 1961	May 28, 1961 into Cancer
Venus	20°13'02" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	9°16'01" Leo	Direct	May 6, 1961	Jun 28, 1961 into Virgo
Jupiter	7°08'43" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°42'01" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°54'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	9°20'36" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°32'55" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°47'56" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on May 23, 1961

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 15:12 UTC	Mars square Neptune	Exact square

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