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Where Were the Planets on July 3, 1961?

Quick Answer

On July 3, 1961, the Sun was in Cancer (11°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (68% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 3, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°45' Pisces at midnight UTC to 26°57' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 3, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°18'04" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1961	Jul 23, 1961 into Leo
Moon	19°54'09" Pisces	Direct	Jul 2, 1961	Jul 4, 1961 into Aries
Mercury	2°26'53" Cancer	Retrograde	May 28, 1961	Aug 4, 1961 into Leo
Venus	26°09'56" Taurus	Direct	Jun 5, 1961	Jul 7, 1961 into Gemini
Mars	2°39'49" Virgo	Direct	Jun 28, 1961	Aug 17, 1961 into Libra
Jupiter	4°54'53" Aquarius	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	27°41'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°25'17" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°37'01" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°04'54" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°37'40" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 3, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 3, 06:47 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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