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Where Were the Planets on May 1, 1962?

Quick Answer

On May 1, 1962, the Sun was in Taurus (10°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (10% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Uranus. Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast. The Sun squared Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 1, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°11' Pisces at midnight UTC to 10°57' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 1, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°37'47" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1962	May 21, 1962 into Gemini
Moon	3°34'05" Aries	Direct	May 1, 1962	May 3, 1962 into Taurus
Mercury	26°57'32" Taurus	Direct	Apr 18, 1962	May 3, 1962 into Gemini
Venus	3°47'40" Gemini	Direct	Apr 28, 1962	May 23, 1962 into Cancer
Mars	9°06'44" Aries	Direct	Apr 19, 1962	May 28, 1962 into Taurus
Jupiter	7°06'24" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	11°03'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	26°23'52" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	12°09'52" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°36'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	13°38'08" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 1, 1962

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 04:30 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.
May 1, 06:11 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
May 1, 22:59 UTC	The Sun square Saturn	Limits push back: fatigue, delays, or someone in authority saying no.

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