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Where Were the Planets on September 19, 1961?

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On September 19, 1961, the Sun was in Virgo (26°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% 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 19, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°35' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 24°45' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 19, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°18'17" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon17°38'06" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury20°47'39" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Venus24°58'12" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars21°43'58" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter27°20'43" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Saturn23°17'34" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus28°02'07" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune9°28'49" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto8°30'01" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node25°29'50" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on September 19, 1961

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on September 19, 1961?

Mercury and Mars sat less than a degree 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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