The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on December 4, 1961?

Quick Answer

On December 4, 1961, the Sun was in Sagittarius (12°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (14% 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 December 4, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°54' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°35' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 4, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°06'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1961	Dec 22, 1961 into Capricorn
Moon	29°12'30" Libra	Direct	Dec 2, 1961	Dec 4, 1961 into Scorpio
Mercury	5°33'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1961	Dec 20, 1961 into Capricorn
Venus	29°10'47" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 11, 1961	Dec 5, 1961 into Sagittarius
Mars	14°56'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 13, 1961	Dec 24, 1961 into Capricorn
Jupiter	4°47'26" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	26°45'32" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	0°32'52" Virgo	Direct	Nov 1, 1961	Jan 10, 1962 into Leo
Neptune	12°09'28" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°06'52" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°28'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 4, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 4, 13:29 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on December 4, 1961?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over.

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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.