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Where Were the Planets on April 22, 1962?

Quick Answer

On April 22, 1962, the Sun was in Taurus (1°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 22, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°58' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 6°38' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 22, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°52'31" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1962	May 21, 1962 into Gemini
Moon	0°17'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 22, 1962	Apr 24, 1962 into Capricorn
Mercury	9°10'28" Taurus	Direct	Apr 18, 1962	May 3, 1962 into Gemini
Venus	22°47'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1962	Apr 28, 1962 into Gemini
Mars	2°09'50" Aries	Direct	Apr 19, 1962	May 28, 1962 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°32'36" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	10°41'57" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	26°27'25" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	12°24'27" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°42'00" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°06'44" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 22, 1962

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 22, 11:26 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on April 22, 1962?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Taurus, so everyone born that day is a Taurus several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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