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Where Were the Planets on April 15, 1962?

Quick Answer

On April 15, 1962, the Sun was in Aries (25°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (82% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 15, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°32' Leo at midnight UTC to 11°18' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 15, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°02'22" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1962	Apr 20, 1962 into Taurus
Moon	5°25'47" Virgo	Direct	Apr 15, 1962	Apr 17, 1962 into Libra
Mercury	24°21'58" Aries	Direct	Apr 3, 1962	Apr 18, 1962 into Taurus
Venus	14°12'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1962	Apr 28, 1962 into Gemini
Mars	26°43'59" Pisces	Direct	Mar 12, 1962	Apr 19, 1962 into Aries
Jupiter	4°14'05" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	10°20'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	26°33'07" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	12°35'26" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°48'04" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°28'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 15, 1962

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 15, 00:56 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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