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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1962?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1962, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°55' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°06' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°57'32" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1961	Jan 20, 1962 into Aquarius
Moon	27°02'33" Cancer	Direct	Jan 18, 1962	Jan 20, 1962 into Leo
Mercury	18°35'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1962	Mar 15, 1962 into Pisces
Venus	28°17'52" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1961	Jan 21, 1962 into Aquarius
Mars	20°22'01" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 24, 1961	Feb 1, 1962 into Aquarius
Jupiter	14°55'48" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	1°58'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	29°39'40" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	13°19'12" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°45'02" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°59'02" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 20, 1962

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 12:58 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 20, 17:49 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jan 20, 18:17 UTC	Full Moon in Leo	0°13' Leo

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