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Where Were the Planets on August 11, 1961?

Quick Answer

On August 11, 1961, the Sun was in Leo (18°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 11, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°18' Leo at midnight UTC to 25°04' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 11, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°33'56" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1961	Aug 23, 1961 into Virgo
Moon	19°11'57" Leo	Direct	Aug 9, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Virgo
Mercury	15°11'07" Leo	Direct	Aug 4, 1961	Aug 18, 1961 into Virgo
Venus	8°56'49" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 1961	Aug 29, 1961 into Leo
Mars	26°30'26" Virgo	Direct	Jun 28, 1961	Aug 17, 1961 into Libra
Jupiter	0°06'02" Aquarius	Retrograde	Mar 15, 1961	Aug 12, 1961 into Capricorn
Saturn	24°54'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	25°39'31" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°39'54" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°10'51" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°33'45" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 11, 1961

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 11, 06:02 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine
Aug 11, 10:46 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Leo	18°30' Leo

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