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Where Were the Planets on July 7, 1961?

Quick Answer

On July 7, 1961, the Sun was in Cancer (15°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (26% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Venus moved from Taurus into Gemini.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 7, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°41' Taurus at midnight UTC to 20°41' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 7, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°06'53" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1961	Jul 23, 1961 into Leo
Moon	14°13'41" Taurus	Direct	Jul 6, 1961	Jul 8, 1961 into Gemini
Mercury	1°25'12" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 28, 1961	Aug 4, 1961 into Leo
Venus	0°19'34" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1961	Aug 3, 1961 into Cancer
Mars	5°02'35" Virgo	Direct	Jun 28, 1961	Aug 17, 1961 into Libra
Jupiter	4°28'12" Aquarius	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	27°24'53" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°37'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°35'06" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°10'22" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°24'57" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 7, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 7, 04:32 UTC	Venus enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on July 7, 1961?

Mars and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Virgo, 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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