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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1962?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1962, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°58' Cancer at midnight UTC to 11°57' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°21'04" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1962	Feb 19, 1962 into Pisces
Moon	5°58'48" Leo	Direct	Feb 17, 1962	Feb 19, 1962 into Virgo
Mercury	7°15'29" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Jan 7, 1962	Mar 15, 1962 into Pisces
Venus	3°26'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1962	Mar 10, 1962 into Aries
Mars	12°06'17" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 1, 1962	Mar 12, 1962 into Pisces
Jupiter	21°36'09" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	5°14'48" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	28°30'21" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	13°29'03" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°07'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	17°30'05" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on February 17, 1962

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 00:03 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Feb 17, 15:31 UTC	The Sun opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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