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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 1961?

Quick Answer

On July 21, 1961, the Sun was in Cancer (28°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (56% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°22' Libra at midnight UTC to 11°13' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°28'22" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1961	Jul 23, 1961 into Leo
Moon	4°45'05" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 21, 1961	Jul 23, 1961 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°23'42" Cancer	Direct	May 28, 1961	Aug 4, 1961 into Leo
Venus	15°21'37" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 1961	Aug 3, 1961 into Cancer
Mars	13°29'43" Virgo	Direct	Jun 28, 1961	Aug 17, 1961 into Libra
Jupiter	2°44'44" Aquarius	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	26°23'24" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	24°23'37" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°32'19" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°32'10" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°40'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 21, 1961

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 21, 03:04 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jul 21, 15:06 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine

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