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Where Were the Planets on September 18, 1961?

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On September 18, 1961, the Sun was in Virgo (25°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (57% 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 September 18, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°44' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 10°34' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 18, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°19'41" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon3°37'24" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury19°30'52" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus23°45'45" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars21°04'07" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter27°21'37" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Saturn23°18'25" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus27°58'42" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune9°27'05" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto8°28'02" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node25°33'01" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on September 18, 1961

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on September 18, 1961?

Mercury and Mars sat 2 degrees apart in Libra, 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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