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Where Were the Planets on June 17, 1961?

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On June 17, 1961, the Sun was in Gemini (26°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (16% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Venus while Mercury was retrograde. Conversation carries some warmth, and tact comes without effort.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 17, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°47' Leo at midnight UTC to 19°35' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 17, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°02'34" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Moon13°41'59" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury10°10'08" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Venus10°21'48" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mars23°18'15" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter6°20'57" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Saturn28°42'17" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus22°41'46" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune8°49'16" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto5°46'54" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node0°28'30" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on June 17, 1961

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury sextile VenusConversation carries some warmth, and tact comes without effort.

Born on June 17, 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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