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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1961?

Quick Answer

On August 30, 1961, the Sun was in Virgo (6°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (75% 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 30, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°38' Aries at midnight UTC to 13°26' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun6°51'51" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon6°36'09" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury21°07'23" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus1°04'01" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars8°37'25" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter28°14'48" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Saturn23°52'24" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus26°50'29" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune8°58'34" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto7°49'19" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node26°33'23" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on August 30, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters TaurusLeaves Aries

Born on August 30, 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 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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