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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1962?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 1962, the Sun was in Aquarius (3°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°05' Leo at midnight UTC to 8°54' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°00'37" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1962	Feb 19, 1962 into Pisces
Moon	3°00'52" Virgo	Direct	Jan 23, 1962	Jan 25, 1962 into Libra
Mercury	21°17'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1962	Mar 15, 1962 into Pisces
Venus	2°04'04" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1962	Feb 14, 1962 into Pisces
Mars	22°40'41" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 24, 1961	Feb 1, 1962 into Aquarius
Jupiter	15°38'13" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	2°19'27" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	29°33'02" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	13°21'31" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°41'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°49'31" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 23, 1962

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 05:53 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jan 23, 17:24 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction

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