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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 1962?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 1962, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Saturn entered Aquarius, a sign change that comes around once every 29 years or so. The Sun sextiled Neptune. Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°27' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°56' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°38'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1961	Jan 20, 1962 into Aquarius
Moon	3°08'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Jan 5, 1962 into Capricorn
Mercury	23°17'07" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1961	Jan 7, 1962 into Aquarius
Venus	6°54'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1961	Jan 21, 1962 into Aquarius
Mars	7°22'12" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 24, 1961	Feb 1, 1962 into Aquarius
Jupiter	11°01'01" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	29°57'59" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	0°11'07" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 1, 1961	Jan 10, 1962 into Leo
Neptune	13°00'41" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°00'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	19°53'03" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 3, 1962

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 06:23 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 3, 18:57 UTC	Saturn enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 3, 20:58 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.

Born on January 3, 1962?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Venus and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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.

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