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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1961?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1961, the Sun was in Cancer (23°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (12% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°04' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°51' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°42'02" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1961	Jul 23, 1961 into Leo
Moon	3°58'09" Virgo	Direct	Jul 16, 1961	Jul 18, 1961 into Libra
Mercury	3°55'50" Cancer	Direct	May 28, 1961	Aug 4, 1961 into Leo
Venus	9°55'00" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1961	Aug 3, 1961 into Cancer
Mars	10°27'19" Virgo	Direct	Jun 28, 1961	Aug 17, 1961 into Libra
Jupiter	3°22'59" Aquarius	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	26°45'35" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	24°06'37" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°32'36" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°23'57" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°56'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 16, 1961

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 03:54 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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