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Where Were the Planets on June 16, 1962?

Quick Answer

On June 16, 1962, the Sun was in Gemini (24°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 16, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°53' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 11°54' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 16, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°51'19" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1962	Jun 21, 1962 into Cancer
Moon	5°22'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 16, 1962	Jun 18, 1962 into Capricorn
Mercury	12°08'03" Gemini	Retrograde	May 3, 1962	Jul 11, 1962 into Cancer
Venus	29°08'12" Cancer	Direct	May 23, 1962	Jun 17, 1962 into Leo
Mars	13°42'16" Taurus	Direct	May 28, 1962	Jul 9, 1962 into Gemini
Jupiter	12°17'01" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	10°52'54" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	27°12'12" Leo	Direct	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	11°03'18" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	7°43'10" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	11°11'59" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on June 16, 1962

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 16, 02:03 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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