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Where Were the Planets on December 7, 1961?

Quick Answer

On December 7, 1961, the Sun was in Sagittarius (15°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 7, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°01' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 15°43' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 7, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°09'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1961	Dec 22, 1961 into Capricorn
Moon	8°50'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1961	Dec 9, 1961 into Capricorn
Mercury	10°15'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1961	Dec 20, 1961 into Capricorn
Venus	2°57'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1961	Dec 29, 1961 into Capricorn
Mars	17°09'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 13, 1961	Dec 24, 1961 into Capricorn
Jupiter	5°21'32" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	27°02'59" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	0°32'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 1, 1961	Jan 10, 1962 into Leo
Neptune	12°15'25" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°07'30" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°18'50" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 7, 1961

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 7, 09:55 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square
Dec 7, 23:52 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	15°39' Sagittarius

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