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Where Were the Planets on January 18, 1962?

Quick Answer

On January 18, 1962, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 18, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°57' Gemini at midnight UTC to 8°31' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 18, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°55'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1961	Jan 20, 1962 into Aquarius
Moon	2°16'43" Cancer	Direct	Jan 18, 1962	Jan 20, 1962 into Leo
Mercury	16°15'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1962	Mar 15, 1962 into Pisces
Venus	25°47'01" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1961	Jan 21, 1962 into Aquarius
Mars	18°49'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 24, 1961	Feb 1, 1962 into Aquarius
Jupiter	14°27'39" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	1°43'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	29°43'56" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	13°17'29" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°47'12" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	19°05'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 18, 1962

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 18, 07:39 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on January 18, 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 2 degrees 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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