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Where Were the Planets on February 5, 1962?

Quick Answer

On February 5, 1962, the Sun was in Aquarius (16°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 5, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°36' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 0°41' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 5, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°12'48" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1962	Feb 19, 1962 into Pisces
Moon	23°09'02" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 3, 1962	Feb 5, 1962 into Pisces
Mercury	16°19'52" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 7, 1962	Mar 15, 1962 into Pisces
Venus	18°23'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1962	Feb 14, 1962 into Pisces
Mars	2°44'54" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 1, 1962	Mar 12, 1962 into Pisces
Jupiter	18°43'55" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	3°51'50" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	29°01'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	13°28'06" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°24'48" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°08'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on February 5, 1962

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 5, 00:12 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Aquarius	15°42' Aquarius
Feb 5, 13:16 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Feb 5, 19:59 UTC	Venus conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction
Feb 5, 22:52 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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