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Where Were the Planets on October 16, 1961?

Quick Answer

On October 16, 1961, the Sun was in Libra (22°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (42% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 16, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°08' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 20°54' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 16, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°53'10" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1961	Oct 23, 1961 into Scorpio
Moon	14°00'29" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 15, 1961	Oct 17, 1961 into Aquarius
Mercury	5°58'10" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 27, 1961	Oct 22, 1961 into Libra
Venus	27°59'34" Virgo	Direct	Sep 23, 1961	Oct 18, 1961 into Libra
Mars	10°01'05" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1961	Nov 13, 1961 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	28°09'27" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 12, 1961	Nov 4, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	23°31'32" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	29°24'00" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	10°22'17" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°19'01" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	24°04'03" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 16, 1961

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 16, 15:23 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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