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Where Were the Planets on April 27, 1962?

Quick Answer

On April 27, 1962, the Sun was in Taurus (6°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 27, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°21' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 13°08' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 27, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°44'35" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1962	May 21, 1962 into Gemini
Moon	6°13'06" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 27, 1962	Apr 29, 1962 into Pisces
Mercury	19°25'34" Taurus	Direct	Apr 18, 1962	May 3, 1962 into Gemini
Venus	28°54'45" Taurus	Direct	Apr 3, 1962	Apr 28, 1962 into Gemini
Mars	6°01'46" Aries	Direct	Apr 19, 1962	May 28, 1962 into Taurus
Jupiter	6°25'46" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	10°54'53" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	26°24'55" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	12°16'24" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°38'27" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	13°50'51" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 27, 1962

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 27, 01:07 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 27, 02:35 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Apr 27, 12:59 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	6°47' Aquarius

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