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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 1961?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 1961, the Sun was in Cancer (17°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (10% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Mars met Pluto in Virgo. Raw force. Drive and anger run deep, and power struggles come to a head.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°27' Gemini at midnight UTC to 15°59' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun17°01'19" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon9°45'30" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury1°22'07" CancerStationing retrograde into Leo
Venus2°25'53" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars6°14'20" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter4°14'16" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Saturn27°16'17" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus23°43'46" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune8°34'19" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto6°13'14" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node29°18'36" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on July 9, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mars conjunct PlutoRaw force. Drive and anger run deep, and power struggles come to a head.

Born on July 9, 1961?

Mars and Pluto sat less than a degree 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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