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Where Were the Planets on July 10, 1961?

Quick Answer

On July 10, 1961, the Sun was in Cancer (17°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 10, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°00' Gemini at midnight UTC to 28°21' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 10, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun17°58'33" CancerDirect into Leo
Moon22°12'19" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury1°28'12" CancerDirect into Leo
Venus3°29'24" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mars6°50'18" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter4°07'10" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Saturn27°11'56" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus23°46'57" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune8°33'59" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto6°14'42" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node29°15'25" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on July 10, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on July 10, 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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