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Where Were the Planets on July 21, 1962?

Quick Answer

On July 21, 1962, the Sun was in Cancer (28°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (79% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Mars squared Pluto. Pressure and confrontation. Forcing the issue tends to backfire. Mars trined Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 21, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°09' Pisces at midnight UTC to 29°39' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 21, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°14'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1962	Jul 23, 1962 into Leo
Moon	22°25'14" Pisces	Direct	Jul 19, 1962	Jul 22, 1962 into Aries
Mercury	18°53'45" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1962	Jul 26, 1962 into Leo
Venus	9°45'42" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 1962	Aug 8, 1962 into Libra
Mars	8°37'12" Gemini	Direct	Jul 9, 1962	Aug 22, 1962 into Cancer
Jupiter	12°06'05" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	8°49'30" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	28°50'52" Leo	Direct	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	10°42'49" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	8°27'56" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°20'47" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 21, 1962

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 21, 06:24 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Pressure and confrontation. Forcing the issue tends to backfire.
Jul 21, 18:27 UTC	Mars trine Saturn	Disciplined effort. Good for hard jobs that need stamina and control.

Born on July 21, 1962?

Venus and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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