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Where Were the Planets on October 31, 1961?

Quick Answer

On October 31, 1961, the Sun was in Scorpio (7°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 31, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°14' Leo at midnight UTC to 15°06' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 31, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°49'34" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1961	Nov 22, 1961 into Sagittarius
Moon	9°11'53" Leo	Direct	Oct 30, 1961	Nov 2, 1961 into Virgo
Mercury	22°18'57" Libra	Stationing direct	Oct 22, 1961	Nov 10, 1961 into Scorpio
Venus	16°36'14" Libra	Direct	Oct 18, 1961	Nov 11, 1961 into Scorpio
Mars	20°28'20" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1961	Nov 13, 1961 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	29°34'06" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 12, 1961	Nov 4, 1961 into Aquarius
Saturn	24°09'52" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	29°57'50" Leo	Direct	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	10°55'28" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°40'30" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	23°16'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 31, 1961

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 31, 08:59 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Leo	7°42' Leo

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