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Where Were the Planets on October 30, 1961?

Quick Answer

On October 30, 1961, the Sun was in Scorpio (6°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (58% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 30, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°12' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°14' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 30, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°49'34" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1961	Nov 22, 1961 into Sagittarius
Moon	27°15'01" Cancer	Direct	Oct 28, 1961	Oct 30, 1961 into Leo
Mercury	22°27'31" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 22, 1961	Nov 10, 1961 into Scorpio
Venus	15°21'31" Libra	Direct	Oct 18, 1961	Nov 11, 1961 into Scorpio
Mars	19°46'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1961	Nov 13, 1961 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	29°27'18" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 12, 1961	Nov 4, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	24°06'41" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	29°55'53" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	10°53'13" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°39'14" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	23°19'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 30, 1961

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 30, 17:29 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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