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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1961?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 1961, the Sun was in Cancer (27°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°53' Libra at midnight UTC to 28°21' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°31'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1961	Jul 23, 1961 into Leo
Moon	22°05'26" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1961	Jul 21, 1961 into Scorpio
Mercury	7°19'52" Cancer	Direct	May 28, 1961	Aug 4, 1961 into Leo
Venus	14°15'56" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1961	Aug 3, 1961 into Cancer
Mars	12°53'07" Virgo	Direct	Jun 28, 1961	Aug 17, 1961 into Libra
Jupiter	2°52'27" Aquarius	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	26°27'50" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	24°20'10" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°32'18" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°30'29" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°43'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 20, 1961

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 23:13 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	27°58' Libra

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