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Where Were the Planets on April 20, 1962?

Quick Answer

On April 20, 1962, the Sun was in Aries (29°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, 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 April 20, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°10' Libra at midnight UTC to 11°29' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 20, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°55'29" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1962	Apr 20, 1962 into Taurus
Moon	5°18'50" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 20, 1962	Apr 22, 1962 into Sagittarius
Mercury	4°56'29" Taurus	Direct	Apr 18, 1962	May 3, 1962 into Gemini
Venus	20°20'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1962	Apr 28, 1962 into Gemini
Mars	0°36'52" Aries	Direct	Apr 19, 1962	May 28, 1962 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°10'38" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	10°36'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	26°28'47" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	12°27'38" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°43'36" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°13'05" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 20, 1962

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

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 20, 00:33 UTC	Full Moon in Libra	29°27' Libra
Apr 20, 01:36 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Apr 20, 13:51 UTC	The Sun enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Apr 20, 14:55 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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