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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1962?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1962, the Sun was in Pisces (25°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (81% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°01' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°00' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°25'25" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1962	Mar 21, 1962 into Aries
Moon	3°02'09" Leo	Direct	Mar 16, 1962	Mar 18, 1962 into Virgo
Mercury	1°25'40" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1962	Apr 3, 1962 into Aries
Venus	7°07'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 10, 1962	Apr 3, 1962 into Taurus
Mars	3°16'14" Pisces	Direct	Mar 12, 1962	Apr 19, 1962 into Aries
Jupiter	27°54'33" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	8°03'13" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	27°22'54" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	13°14'01" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	8°25'38" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°04'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 16, 1962

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 05:55 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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