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Where Were the Planets on April 3, 1962?

Quick Answer

On April 3, 1962, the Sun was in Aries (13°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 3, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°58' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°05' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 3, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°15'08" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1962	Apr 20, 1962 into Taurus
Moon	24°31'18" Pisces	Direct	Apr 1, 1962	Apr 3, 1962 into Aries
Mercury	0°43'20" Aries	Direct	Apr 3, 1962	Apr 18, 1962 into Taurus
Venus	29°25'49" Aries	Direct	Mar 10, 1962	Apr 3, 1962 into Taurus
Mars	17°22'29" Pisces	Direct	Mar 12, 1962	Apr 19, 1962 into Aries
Jupiter	1°49'39" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	9°33'18" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	26°48'28" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	12°52'55" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	8°01'08" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°07'06" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 3, 1962

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 3, 02:31 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 3, 20:41 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 3, 23:04 UTC	Venus enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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