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Where Were the Planets on December 30, 1961?

Quick Answer

On December 30, 1961, the Sun was in Capricorn (8°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 30, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°14' Libra at midnight UTC to 18°19' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 30, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°33'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1961	Jan 20, 1962 into Aquarius
Moon	12°15'36" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1961	Dec 31, 1961 into Scorpio
Mercury	16°46'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1961	Jan 7, 1962 into Aquarius
Venus	1°52'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1961	Jan 21, 1962 into Aquarius
Mars	4°20'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 24, 1961	Feb 1, 1962 into Aquarius
Jupiter	10°07'39" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	29°30'29" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	0°16'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 1, 1961	Jan 10, 1962 into Leo
Neptune	12°55'05" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°02'48" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°05'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 30, 1961

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 30, 03:57 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	8°13' Libra

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