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Where Were the Planets on April 23, 1962?

Quick Answer

On April 23, 1962, the Sun was in Taurus (2°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 23, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°38' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 19°29' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 23, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°50'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1962	May 21, 1962 into Gemini
Moon	13°03'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 22, 1962	Apr 24, 1962 into Capricorn
Mercury	11°16'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 18, 1962	May 3, 1962 into Gemini
Venus	24°01'17" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1962	Apr 28, 1962 into Gemini
Mars	2°56'17" Aries	Direct	Apr 19, 1962	May 28, 1962 into Taurus
Jupiter	5°43'26" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	10°44'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	26°26'49" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	12°22'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°41'14" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°03'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 23, 1962

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 23, 05:48 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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