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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1962?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1962, the Sun was in Gemini (1°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (84% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°44' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 26°17' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°52'15" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1962	Jun 21, 1962 into Cancer
Moon	19°30'06" Capricorn	Direct	May 22, 1962	May 24, 1962 into Aquarius
Mercury	20°04'22" Gemini	Direct	May 3, 1962	Jul 11, 1962 into Cancer
Venus	0°27'49" Cancer	Direct	May 23, 1962	Jun 17, 1962 into Leo
Mars	25°52'26" Aries	Direct	Apr 19, 1962	May 28, 1962 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°14'32" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	11°23'47" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	26°33'29" Leo	Direct	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	11°34'47" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°31'32" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°28'15" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on May 23, 1962

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 02:45 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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