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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 1962?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 1962, the Sun was in Aries (11°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (16% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°22' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 2°01' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°16'46" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1962	Apr 20, 1962 into Taurus
Moon	24°39'49" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 30, 1962	Apr 1, 1962 into Pisces
Mercury	27°06'13" Pisces	Direct	Mar 15, 1962	Apr 3, 1962 into Aries
Venus	26°57'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 10, 1962	Apr 3, 1962 into Taurus
Mars	15°48'37" Pisces	Direct	Mar 12, 1962	Apr 19, 1962 into Aries
Jupiter	1°24'30" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	9°24'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	26°51'40" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	12°55'36" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	8°03'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°13'27" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 1, 1962

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 10:07 UTC	Venus trine Uranus	Exact trine
Apr 1, 20:42 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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