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Where Were the Planets on November 24, 1961?

Quick Answer

On November 24, 1961, the Sun was in Sagittarius (1°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 24, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°09' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°04' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 24, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°58'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1961	Dec 22, 1961 into Capricorn
Moon	27°40'11" Gemini	Direct	Nov 22, 1961	Nov 24, 1961 into Cancer
Mercury	19°53'31" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 10, 1961	Nov 30, 1961 into Sagittarius
Venus	16°37'19" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 11, 1961	Dec 5, 1961 into Sagittarius
Mars	7°38'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 13, 1961	Dec 24, 1961 into Capricorn
Jupiter	3°00'28" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	25°51'12" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	0°29'06" Virgo	Direct	Nov 1, 1961	Jan 10, 1962 into Leo
Neptune	11°48'41" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°02'43" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°00'09" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on November 24, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 24, 16:20 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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