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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1962?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1962, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (83% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury met Jupiter in Aquarius. Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching. Mercury squared Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°09' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°10' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°53'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1961	Jan 20, 1962 into Aquarius
Moon	6°42'05" Gemini	Direct	Jan 15, 1962	Jan 18, 1962 into Cancer
Mercury	13°37'15" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1962	Mar 15, 1962 into Pisces
Venus	23°16'09" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1961	Jan 21, 1962 into Aquarius
Mars	17°17'35" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 24, 1961	Feb 1, 1962 into Aquarius
Jupiter	13°59'37" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	1°29'31" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	29°48'03" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	13°15'39" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°49'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	19°11'45" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 16, 1962

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 05:43 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Misunderstandings and vague information. Double-check the details.
Jan 16, 19:50 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Born on January 16, 1962?

The Sun, Venus and Mars were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Mercury and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, 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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