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Where Were the Planets on June 21, 1961?

Quick Answer

On June 21, 1961, the Sun was in Gemini (29°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 21, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°11' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°22' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 21, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°51'39" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1961	Jun 21, 1961 into Cancer
Moon	1°15'16" Libra	Direct	Jun 21, 1961	Jun 23, 1961 into Scorpio
Mercury	8°50'34" Cancer	Retrograde	May 28, 1961	Aug 4, 1961 into Leo
Venus	14°10'03" Taurus	Direct	Jun 5, 1961	Jul 7, 1961 into Gemini
Mars	25°37'11" Leo	Direct	May 6, 1961	Jun 28, 1961 into Virgo
Jupiter	6°02'58" Aquarius	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	28°28'24" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	22°51'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°45'33" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°50'47" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°15'47" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on June 21, 1961

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 21, 09:01 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Virgo	29°44' Virgo
Jun 21, 09:31 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jun 21, 15:30 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 21, 16:35 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine

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