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Where Were the Planets on November 8, 1961?

Quick Answer

On November 8, 1961, the Sun was in Scorpio (15°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 8, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°21' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 23°26' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 8, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°50'48" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1961	Nov 22, 1961 into Sagittarius
Moon	16°52'02" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 7, 1961	Nov 9, 1961 into Sagittarius
Mercury	27°03'09" Libra	Direct	Oct 22, 1961	Nov 10, 1961 into Scorpio
Venus	26°35'09" Libra	Direct	Oct 18, 1961	Nov 11, 1961 into Scorpio
Mars	26°08'09" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1961	Nov 13, 1961 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	0°33'59" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	24°38'33" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	0°11'36" Virgo	Direct	Nov 1, 1961	Jan 10, 1962 into Leo
Neptune	11°13'26" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°49'43" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°50'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on November 8, 1961

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 8, 09:59 UTC	New Moon in Scorpio	15°46' Scorpio

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