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Where Were the Planets on July 5, 1961?

Quick Answer

On July 5, 1961, the Sun was in Cancer (13°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 5, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°51' Aries at midnight UTC to 24°24' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 5, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°12'28" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1961	Jul 23, 1961 into Leo
Moon	17°40'33" Aries	Direct	Jul 4, 1961	Jul 6, 1961 into Taurus
Mercury	1°47'30" Cancer	Retrograde	May 28, 1961	Aug 4, 1961 into Leo
Venus	28°14'13" Taurus	Direct	Jun 5, 1961	Jul 7, 1961 into Gemini
Mars	3°51'04" Virgo	Direct	Jun 28, 1961	Aug 17, 1961 into Libra
Jupiter	4°41'45" Aquarius	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	27°33'22" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°31'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°36'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°07'35" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°31'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 5, 1961

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 5, 03:32 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aries	12°52' Aries

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