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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1961?

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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.

The Sun met Pluto in Virgo. Questions of power and control come up, and something hidden surfaces to be dealt with.

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
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun7°49'52" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon20°10'38" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury22°48'03" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus2°14'53" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars9°16'12" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter28°10'23" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Saturn23°49'50" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus26°54'11" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune8°59'50" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto7°51'22" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node26°30'12" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on August 31, 1961

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

DateEventDetail
The Sun conjunct PlutoQuestions of power and control come up, and something hidden surfaces to be dealt with.

Born on August 31, 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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