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Where Were the Planets on July 13, 1961?

Quick Answer

On July 13, 1961, the Sun was in Cancer (20°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 13, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°34' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°28' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 13, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°50'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1961	Jul 23, 1961 into Leo
Moon	28°32'33" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1961	Jul 13, 1961 into Leo
Mercury	2°18'03" Cancer	Direct	May 28, 1961	Aug 4, 1961 into Leo
Venus	6°41'17" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1961	Aug 3, 1961 into Cancer
Mars	8°38'33" Virgo	Direct	Jun 28, 1961	Aug 17, 1961 into Libra
Jupiter	3°45'23" Aquarius	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	26°58'49" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°56'40" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°33'09" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°19'14" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°05'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 13, 1961

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 13, 03:34 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square
Jul 13, 08:26 UTC	Mars sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Jul 13, 14:56 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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