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Where Were the Planets on June 16, 1961?

Quick Answer

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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°05'16" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1961	Jun 21, 1961 into Cancer
Moon	1°51'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 16, 1961	Jun 18, 1961 into Virgo
Mercury	10°20'11" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 28, 1961	Aug 4, 1961 into Leo
Venus	9°25'49" Taurus	Direct	Jun 5, 1961	Jul 7, 1961 into Gemini
Mars	22°43'41" Leo	Direct	May 6, 1961	Jun 28, 1961 into Virgo
Jupiter	6°25'02" Aquarius	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	28°45'35" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	22°39'21" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°50'16" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°46'00" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°31'41" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on June 16, 1961

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 16, 08:15 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jun 16, 08:45 UTC	Mars conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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