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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.

Mercury met Saturn. Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations. Mercury moved from Capricorn into Aquarius.

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	Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.

Born on January 7, 1962?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Mercury and Saturn 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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