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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1961?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1961, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (37% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1961. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°19' Libra at midnight UTC to 0°40' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1961
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°34'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1961	Jan 20, 1962 into Aquarius
Moon	24°27'58" Libra	Direct	Dec 29, 1961	Dec 31, 1961 into Scorpio
Mercury	18°24'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1961	Jan 7, 1962 into Aquarius
Venus	3°08'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1961	Jan 21, 1962 into Aquarius
Mars	5°05'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 24, 1961	Feb 1, 1962 into Aquarius
Jupiter	10°20'54" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	29°37'19" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	0°15'24" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 1, 1961	Jan 10, 1962 into Leo
Neptune	12°56'32" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°02'14" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°02'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 31, 1961

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 37% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 22:40 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine
Dec 31, 22:41 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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