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Where Were the Planets on May 21, 1962?

Quick Answer

On May 21, 1962, the Sun was in Taurus (29°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 21, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°10' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 29°21' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 21, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°56'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1962	May 21, 1962 into Gemini
Moon	22°45'13" Sagittarius	Direct	May 19, 1962	May 22, 1962 into Capricorn
Mercury	19°27'31" Gemini	Direct	May 3, 1962	Jul 11, 1962 into Cancer
Venus	28°03'12" Gemini	Direct	Apr 28, 1962	May 23, 1962 into Cancer
Mars	24°21'54" Aries	Direct	Apr 19, 1962	May 28, 1962 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°00'09" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	11°23'53" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	26°31'32" Leo	Direct	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	11°37'49" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°31'20" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°34'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 21, 1962

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 21, 13:17 UTC	The Sun enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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