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Where Were the Planets on June 26, 1961?

Quick Answer

On June 26, 1961, the Sun was in Cancer (4°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 26, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°56' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 14°10' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 26, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°37'44" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1961	Jul 23, 1961 into Leo
Moon	7°00'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jun 28, 1961 into Capricorn
Mercury	6°09'18" Cancer	Retrograde	May 28, 1961	Aug 4, 1961 into Leo
Venus	19°04'08" Taurus	Direct	Jun 5, 1961	Jul 7, 1961 into Gemini
Mars	28°32'14" Leo	Direct	May 6, 1961	Jun 28, 1961 into Virgo
Jupiter	5°37'00" Aquarius	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	28°09'47" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°05'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°41'30" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	5°56'14" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°59'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on June 26, 1961

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 26, 00:05 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jun 26, 11:16 UTC	The North Node enters Leo	Leaves Virgo
Jun 26, 20:33 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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