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Where Were the Planets on January 7, 1962?

Quick Answer

On January 7, 1962, the Sun was in Capricorn (16°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 7, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°39' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°21' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 7, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°43'02" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1961	Jan 20, 1962 into Aquarius
Moon	0°00'04" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1962	Jan 9, 1962 into Pisces
Mercury	29°47'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1961	Jan 7, 1962 into Aquarius
Venus	11°56'56" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1961	Jan 21, 1962 into Aquarius
Mars	10°24'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 24, 1961	Feb 1, 1962 into Aquarius
Jupiter	11°55'12" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	0°25'52" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	0°04'47" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 1, 1961	Jan 10, 1962 into Leo
Neptune	13°05'50" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°57'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	19°40'21" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 7, 1962

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 7, 11:59 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 7, 15:07 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 7, 22:16 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction

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