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Where Were the Planets on September 26, 1961?

Quick Answer

On September 26, 1961, the Sun was in Libra (3°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 26, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°33' Aries at midnight UTC to 7°53' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 26, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°09'17" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1961	Oct 23, 1961 into Scorpio
Moon	0°46'50" Taurus	Direct	Sep 26, 1961	Sep 28, 1961 into Gemini
Mercury	28°57'28" Libra	Direct	Sep 4, 1961	Sep 27, 1961 into Scorpio
Venus	3°27'24" Virgo	Direct	Sep 23, 1961	Oct 18, 1961 into Libra
Mars	26°24'25" Libra	Direct	Aug 17, 1961	Oct 1, 1961 into Scorpio
Jupiter	27°19'50" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 12, 1961	Nov 4, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	23°14'15" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	28°25'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	9°41'32" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	8°43'39" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°07'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on September 26, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 26, 10:41 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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