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Where Were the Planets on July 18, 1962?

Quick Answer

On July 18, 1962, the Sun was in Cancer (25°22' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 18, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°42' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 16°05' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 18, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°22'32" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1962	Jul 23, 1962 into Leo
Moon	8°52'54" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 17, 1962	Jul 19, 1962 into Pisces
Mercury	12°50'50" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1962	Jul 26, 1962 into Leo
Venus	6°21'26" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 1962	Aug 8, 1962 into Libra
Mars	6°32'30" Gemini	Direct	Jul 9, 1962	Aug 22, 1962 into Cancer
Jupiter	12°16'09" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	9°02'24" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	28°40'56" Leo	Direct	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	10°43'08" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	8°23'02" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°30'19" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 18, 1962

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 18, 05:05 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Jul 18, 22:00 UTC	Venus square Mars	Exact square

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