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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1961?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1961, the Sun was in Virgo (7°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (65% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°26' Taurus at midnight UTC to 26°47' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°49'52" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1961	Sep 23, 1961 into Libra
Moon	20°10'38" Taurus	Direct	Aug 30, 1961	Sep 1, 1961 into Gemini
Mercury	22°48'03" Virgo	Direct	Aug 18, 1961	Sep 4, 1961 into Libra
Venus	2°14'53" Leo	Direct	Aug 29, 1961	Sep 23, 1961 into Virgo
Mars	9°16'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 17, 1961	Oct 1, 1961 into Scorpio
Jupiter	28°10'23" Capricorn	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1961	Nov 4, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	23°49'50" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	26°54'11" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°59'50" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°51'22" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°30'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 31, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 12:38 UTC	The Sun conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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