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Where Were the Planets on April 16, 1962?

Quick Answer

On April 16, 1962, the Sun was in Aries (26°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 16, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°19' Virgo at midnight UTC to 23°07' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 16, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°01'04" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1962	Apr 20, 1962 into Taurus
Moon	17°13'12" Virgo	Direct	Apr 15, 1962	Apr 17, 1962 into Libra
Mercury	26°27'52" Aries	Direct	Apr 3, 1962	Apr 18, 1962 into Taurus
Venus	15°26'26" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1962	Apr 28, 1962 into Gemini
Mars	27°30'37" Pisces	Direct	Mar 12, 1962	Apr 19, 1962 into Aries
Jupiter	4°25'35" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	10°23'32" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	26°32'09" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	12°33'54" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°47'08" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°25'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 16, 1962

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 16, 02:28 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Apr 16, 12:48 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine

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