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Where Were the Planets on May 22, 1962?

Quick Answer

On May 22, 1962, the Sun was in Gemini (0°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 22, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°22' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 12°44' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 22, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°54'36" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1962	Jun 21, 1962 into Cancer
Moon	6°02'19" Capricorn	Direct	May 22, 1962	May 24, 1962 into Aquarius
Mercury	19°48'21" Gemini	Direct	May 3, 1962	Jul 11, 1962 into Cancer
Venus	29°15'32" Gemini	Direct	Apr 28, 1962	May 23, 1962 into Cancer
Mars	25°07'11" Aries	Direct	Apr 19, 1962	May 28, 1962 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°07'25" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	11°23'53" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	26°32'29" Leo	Direct	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	11°36'17" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°31'25" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°31'25" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 22, 1962

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 22, 01:07 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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