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Where Were the Planets on March 21, 1962?

Quick Answer

On March 21, 1962, the Sun was in Aries (0°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 21, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°18' Virgo at midnight UTC to 8°11' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 21, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°23'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1962	Apr 20, 1962 into Taurus
Moon	2°14'39" Libra	Direct	Mar 21, 1962	Mar 23, 1962 into Scorpio
Mercury	8°49'53" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1962	Apr 3, 1962 into Aries
Venus	13°20'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 10, 1962	Apr 3, 1962 into Taurus
Mars	7°11'33" Pisces	Direct	Mar 12, 1962	Apr 19, 1962 into Aries
Jupiter	29°01'40" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 4, 1961	Mar 25, 1962 into Pisces
Saturn	8°30'22" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	27°12'09" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	13°08'54" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	8°18'23" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°48'24" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on March 21, 1962

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 21, 02:29 UTC	The Sun enters Aries	March Equinox
Mar 21, 03:54 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Mar 21, 07:28 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Mar 21, 07:56 UTC	Full Moon in Libra	0°13' Libra

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