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Where Were the Planets on January 28, 1962?

Quick Answer

On January 28, 1962, the Sun was in Aquarius (8°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 28, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°29' Libra at midnight UTC to 8°46' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 28, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°05'32" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1962	Feb 19, 1962 into Pisces
Moon	2°36'21" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 28, 1962	Jan 30, 1962 into Sagittarius
Mercury	22°45'01" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 7, 1962	Mar 15, 1962 into Pisces
Venus	8°20'57" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1962	Feb 14, 1962 into Pisces
Mars	26°32'28" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 24, 1961	Feb 1, 1962 into Aquarius
Jupiter	16°49'20" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	2°55'08" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	29°21'24" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	13°24'43" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°35'30" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°33'37" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 28, 1962

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 28, 06:54 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 28, 23:37 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	8°35' Scorpio

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