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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1962?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1962, the Sun was in Cancer (23°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°40' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 17°32' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°28'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1962	Jul 23, 1962 into Leo
Moon	10°34'37" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 15, 1962	Jul 17, 1962 into Aquarius
Mercury	9°00'17" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1962	Jul 26, 1962 into Leo
Venus	4°04'39" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 1962	Aug 8, 1962 into Libra
Mars	5°09'01" Gemini	Direct	Jul 9, 1962	Aug 22, 1962 into Cancer
Jupiter	12°21'57" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	9°10'51" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	28°34'26" Leo	Direct	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	10°43'30" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	8°19'51" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°36'40" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 16, 1962

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 03:13 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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