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Where Were the Planets on August 22, 1961?

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On August 22, 1961, the Sun was in Leo (29°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (82% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Mercury met Pluto in Virgo. Words carry weight. Secrets come out and research digs deep.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 22, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°06' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 15°32' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 22, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun29°08'40" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon8°17'17" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury6°55'04" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus21°40'36" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars3°29'01" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter28°55'43" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Saturn24°15'43" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus26°20'40" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune8°49'25" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto7°32'55" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node26°58'48" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on August 22, 1961

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury conjunct PlutoWords carry weight. Secrets come out and research digs deep.

Born on August 22, 1961?

Mercury and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Virgo, 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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