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Where Were the Planets on July 26, 1962?

Quick Answer

On July 26, 1962, the Sun was in Leo (3°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 26, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°03' Taurus at midnight UTC to 9°35' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 26, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°00'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1962	Aug 23, 1962 into Virgo
Moon	2°51'30" Gemini	Direct	Jul 26, 1962	Jul 28, 1962 into Cancer
Mercury	29°23'51" Cancer	Direct	Jul 11, 1962	Jul 26, 1962 into Leo
Venus	15°23'42" Virgo	Direct	Jul 12, 1962	Aug 8, 1962 into Libra
Mars	12°03'30" Gemini	Direct	Jul 9, 1962	Aug 22, 1962 into Cancer
Jupiter	11°45'43" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	8°27'34" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	29°07'53" Leo	Direct	Jan 10, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Neptune	10°42'55" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	8°36'28" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	9°04'54" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on July 26, 1962

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 26, 02:38 UTC	Mars square Jupiter	Exact square
Jul 26, 06:56 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jul 26, 18:49 UTC	Mercury enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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