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Where Were the Planets on March 18, 1962?

Quick Answer

On March 18, 1962, the Sun was in Pisces (27°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 18, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°52' Leo at midnight UTC to 2°40' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 18, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°24'48" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1962	Mar 21, 1962 into Aries
Moon	26°46'54" Leo	Direct	Mar 16, 1962	Mar 18, 1962 into Virgo
Mercury	4°19'12" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1962	Apr 3, 1962 into Aries
Venus	9°36'53" Aries	Direct	Mar 10, 1962	Apr 3, 1962 into Taurus
Mars	4°50'22" Pisces	Direct	Mar 12, 1962	Apr 19, 1962 into Aries
Jupiter	28°21'33" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	8°14'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	27°18'30" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	13°12'03" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	8°22'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°57'56" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 18, 1962

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 18, 18:32 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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