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Where Were the Planets on June 5, 1961?

Quick Answer

On June 5, 1961, the Sun was in Gemini (14°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 5, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°27' Pisces at midnight UTC to 16°29' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 5, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°34'14" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1961	Jun 21, 1961 into Cancer
Moon	9°30'31" Pisces	Direct	Jun 4, 1961	Jun 6, 1961 into Aries
Mercury	7°16'12" Cancer	Direct	May 28, 1961	Aug 4, 1961 into Leo
Venus	29°44'43" Aries	Direct	Feb 2, 1961	Jun 5, 1961 into Taurus
Mars	16°28'06" Leo	Direct	May 6, 1961	Jun 28, 1961 into Virgo
Jupiter	6°58'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°17'17" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	22°15'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	9°02'45" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°37'55" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°06'38" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on June 5, 1961

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 5, 19:24 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jun 5, 21:19 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Pisces	14°56' Pisces

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