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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1962?

Quick Answer

On May 17, 1962, the Sun was in Taurus (26°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 17, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°32' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°51' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°05'59" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1962	May 21, 1962 into Gemini
Moon	1°41'07" Scorpio	Direct	May 17, 1962	May 19, 1962 into Sagittarius
Mercury	17°16'38" Gemini	Direct	May 3, 1962	Jul 11, 1962 into Cancer
Venus	23°13'27" Gemini	Direct	Apr 28, 1962	May 23, 1962 into Cancer
Mars	21°20'17" Aries	Direct	Apr 19, 1962	May 28, 1962 into Taurus
Jupiter	9°29'39" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	11°22'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	26°28'18" Leo	Direct	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	11°44'01" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°31'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°47'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 17, 1962

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 17, 08:42 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
May 17, 21:23 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Exact square

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