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Where Were the Planets on August 19, 1961?

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On August 19, 1961, the Sun was in Leo (26°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

The Sun met Uranus in Leo. Sudden urges to break routine. Expect the unplanned.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 19, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°17' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°28' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 19, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°15'20" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon26°50'28" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury1°13'22" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus18°11'00" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars1°34'13" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter29°13'26" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Saturn24°25'37" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus26°09'25" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune8°46'27" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto7°26'49" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node27°08'20" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on August 19, 1961

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun conjunct UranusSudden urges to break routine. Expect the unplanned.
First Quarter Moon in Scorpio26°12' Scorpio
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on August 19, 1961?

The Sun and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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