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Where Were the Planets on July 12, 1961?

Quick Answer

On July 12, 1961, the Sun was in Cancer (19°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 12, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°32' Cancer at midnight UTC to 22°33' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 12, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°53'02" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1961	Jul 23, 1961 into Leo
Moon	16°34'27" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1961	Jul 13, 1961 into Leo
Mercury	1°56'07" Cancer	Direct	May 28, 1961	Aug 4, 1961 into Leo
Venus	5°37'06" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1961	Aug 3, 1961 into Cancer
Mars	8°02'25" Virgo	Direct	Jun 28, 1961	Aug 17, 1961 into Libra
Jupiter	3°52'43" Aquarius	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	27°03'13" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°53'25" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°33'24" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°17'42" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°09'04" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 12, 1961

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 12, 19:11 UTC	New Moon in Cancer	20°10' Cancer

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