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Where Were the Planets on August 29, 1961?

Quick Answer

On August 29, 1961, the Sun was in Virgo (5°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (84% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Venus moved from Cancer into Leo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 29, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°23' Aries at midnight UTC to 29°38' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 29, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun5°53'51" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon22°34'22" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury19°25'26" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus29°53'14" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars7°58'41" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter28°19'22" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Saturn23°55'03" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus26°46'46" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune8°57'19" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto7°47'16" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node26°36'34" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on August 29, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus enters LeoLeaves Cancer

Born on August 29, 1961?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. The Sun and Pluto sat 2 degrees 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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