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Where Were the Planets on July 9, 1962?

Quick Answer

On July 9, 1962, the Sun was in Cancer (16°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 9, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°32' Libra at midnight UTC to 17°25' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 9, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°47'37" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1962	Jul 23, 1962 into Leo
Moon	11°28'16" Libra	Direct	Jul 8, 1962	Jul 11, 1962 into Scorpio
Mercury	27°13'06" Gemini	Direct	May 3, 1962	Jul 11, 1962 into Cancer
Venus	26°02'28" Leo	Direct	Jun 17, 1962	Jul 12, 1962 into Virgo
Mars	0°14'27" Gemini	Direct	Jul 9, 1962	Aug 22, 1962 into Cancer
Jupiter	12°36'20" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	9°39'16" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	28°12'31" Leo	Direct	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	10°45'46" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	8°09'22" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°58'55" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 9, 1962

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 9, 03:48 UTC	Mars enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jul 9, 23:39 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Libra	17°15' Libra

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