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Where Were the Planets on May 11, 1962?

Quick Answer

On May 11, 1962, the Sun was in Taurus (20°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 11, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°57' Leo at midnight UTC to 25°56' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 11, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°18'49" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1962	May 21, 1962 into Gemini
Moon	19°58'37" Leo	Direct	May 9, 1962	May 12, 1962 into Virgo
Mercury	11°43'29" Gemini	Direct	May 3, 1962	Jul 11, 1962 into Cancer
Venus	15°57'31" Gemini	Direct	Apr 28, 1962	May 23, 1962 into Cancer
Mars	16°46'31" Aries	Direct	Apr 19, 1962	May 28, 1962 into Taurus
Jupiter	8°39'46" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	11°18'35" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	26°25'01" Leo	Direct	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	11°53'35" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°32'13" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	13°06'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 11, 1962

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 11, 03:15 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine
May 11, 12:44 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Leo	20°20' Leo

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