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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 1961?

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On August 21, 1961, the Sun was in Leo (28°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°05' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 1°06' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun28°10'52" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon24°02'52" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury5°02'30" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus20°30'38" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars2°50'42" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter29°01'29" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Saturn24°18'57" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus26°16'55" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune8°48'23" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto7°30'53" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node27°01'59" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on August 21, 1961

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on August 21, 1961?

The Sun and Uranus sat 2 degrees 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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