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Where Were the Planets on February 8, 1962?

Quick Answer

On February 8, 1962, the Sun was in Aquarius (19°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (17% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 8, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°42' Aries at midnight UTC to 15°21' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 8, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°15'13" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1962	Feb 19, 1962 into Pisces
Moon	8°04'55" Aries	Direct	Feb 7, 1962	Feb 10, 1962 into Taurus
Mercury	12°46'23" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 7, 1962	Mar 15, 1962 into Pisces
Venus	22°09'28" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1962	Feb 14, 1962 into Pisces
Mars	5°04'59" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 1, 1962	Mar 12, 1962 into Pisces
Jupiter	19°27'01" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	4°12'52" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	28°53'54" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	13°28'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°20'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	17°58'40" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on February 8, 1962

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 8, 18:06 UTC	The Sun conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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