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Where Were the Planets on September 30, 1961?

Quick Answer

On September 30, 1961, the Sun was in Libra (7°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (61% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Venus met Pluto in Virgo. Intense attraction, jealousy, and frank talk about what a relationship really is.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 30, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°15' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°51' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 30, 1961
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun7°04'53" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon24°36'55" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury2°49'21" ScorpioDirect into Libra
Venus8°19'55" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars29°05'54" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter27°23'38" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn23°14'31" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus28°38'08" LeoDirect into Virgo
Neptune9°49'12" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto8°51'12" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node24°54'53" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on September 30, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini
Venus conjunct PlutoIntense attraction, jealousy, and frank talk about what a relationship really is.

Born on September 30, 1961?

Venus 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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