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Where Were the Planets on September 1, 1961?

Quick Answer

On September 1, 1961, the Sun was in Virgo (8°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 1, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°47' Taurus at midnight UTC to 9°43' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 1, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°47'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1961	Sep 23, 1961 into Libra
Moon	3°18'48" Gemini	Direct	Sep 1, 1961	Sep 3, 1961 into Cancer
Mercury	24°27'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 18, 1961	Sep 4, 1961 into Libra
Venus	3°25'52" Leo	Direct	Aug 29, 1961	Sep 23, 1961 into Virgo
Mars	9°55'03" Libra	Direct	Aug 17, 1961	Oct 1, 1961 into Scorpio
Jupiter	28°06'09" Capricorn	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1961	Nov 4, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	23°47'20" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	26°57'52" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	9°01'08" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°53'26" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°27'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on September 1, 1961

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 1, 02:30 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine
Sep 1, 05:52 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Sep 1, 17:35 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Sep 1, 23:05 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	9°15' Gemini

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