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Where Were the Planets on November 9, 1961?

Quick Answer

On November 9, 1961, the Sun was in Scorpio (16°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 9, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°26' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 6°46' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 9, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°51'06" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1961	Nov 22, 1961 into Sagittarius
Moon	0°05'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 9, 1961	Nov 11, 1961 into Capricorn
Mercury	28°10'46" Libra	Direct	Oct 22, 1961	Nov 10, 1961 into Scorpio
Venus	27°50'08" Libra	Direct	Oct 18, 1961	Nov 11, 1961 into Scorpio
Mars	26°50'53" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1961	Nov 13, 1961 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	0°42'08" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	24°42'31" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	0°13'05" Virgo	Direct	Nov 1, 1961	Jan 10, 1962 into Leo
Neptune	11°15'41" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°50'45" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°47'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on November 9, 1961

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 9, 11:50 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on November 9, 1961?

The Sun, Mars and Neptune were all in Scorpio, so everyone born that day is a Scorpio several times over. Mercury and Venus sat less than a degree apart in Libra, 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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