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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1962?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 1962, the Sun was in Pisces (12°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 3, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°04' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 8°36' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°25'56" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1962	Mar 21, 1962 into Aries
Moon	1°17'41" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 3, 1962	Mar 5, 1962 into Pisces
Mercury	15°18'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1962	Mar 15, 1962 into Pisces
Venus	20°56'10" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1962	Mar 10, 1962 into Aries
Mars	23°04'07" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 1, 1962	Mar 12, 1962 into Pisces
Jupiter	24°54'57" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	6°46'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	27°53'58" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	13°24'04" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	8°45'29" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°45'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 3, 1962

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 09:51 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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