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Where Were the Planets on June 16, 1961?

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On June 16, 1961, the Sun was in Gemini (25°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Mars met Uranus in Leo. Volatile and sudden. Breakaways, rebellions and accidents.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 16, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°53' Cancer at midnight UTC to 7°46' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 16, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°05'16" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon1°51'19" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury10°20'11" CancerStationing direct into Leo
Venus9°25'49" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mars22°43'41" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter6°25'02" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Saturn28°45'35" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus22°39'21" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune8°50'16" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto5°46'00" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node0°31'41" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on June 16, 1961

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LeoLeaves Cancer
Mars conjunct UranusVolatile and sudden. Breakaways, rebellions and accidents.

Born on June 16, 1961?

Mars and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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