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Where Were the Planets on December 14, 1961?

Quick Answer

On December 14, 1961, the Sun was in Sagittarius (22°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 14, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°48' Pisces at midnight UTC to 24°53' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 14, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°16'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1961	Dec 22, 1961 into Capricorn
Moon	17°52'03" Pisces	Direct	Dec 13, 1961	Dec 15, 1961 into Aries
Mercury	21°14'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1961	Dec 20, 1961 into Capricorn
Venus	11°45'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1961	Dec 29, 1961 into Capricorn
Mars	22°20'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 13, 1961	Dec 24, 1961 into Capricorn
Jupiter	6°44'19" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	27°45'33" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	0°31'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 1, 1961	Jan 10, 1962 into Leo
Neptune	12°28'42" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°07'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°56'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 14, 1961

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 14, 18:29 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction
Dec 14, 20:06 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	22°37' Pisces

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