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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1961?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1961, the Sun was in Virgo (0°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°33' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 0°21' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°06'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1961	Sep 23, 1961 into Libra
Moon	22°55'12" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 21, 1961	Aug 23, 1961 into Aquarius
Mercury	8°46'17" Virgo	Direct	Aug 18, 1961	Sep 4, 1961 into Libra
Venus	22°50'40" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 1961	Aug 29, 1961 into Leo
Mars	4°07'23" Libra	Direct	Aug 17, 1961	Oct 1, 1961 into Scorpio
Jupiter	28°50'05" Capricorn	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1961	Nov 4, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	24°12'33" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	26°24'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°50'27" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°34'58" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°55'38" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 23, 1961

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 09:18 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 12:55 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Aug 23, 23:25 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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