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Where Were the Planets on August 10, 1962?

Quick Answer

On August 10, 1962, the Sun was in Leo (17°22' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Uranus entered Virgo, a sign change that comes around once every 84 years or so. Mercury met Uranus. Sudden insight, abrupt news and scattered focus. Mercury moved from Leo into Virgo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 10, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°12' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 14°58' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 10, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°22'28" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1962	Aug 23, 1962 into Virgo
Moon	8°32'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 9, 1962	Aug 12, 1962 into Capricorn
Mercury	29°25'50" Leo	Direct	Jul 26, 1962	Aug 10, 1962 into Virgo
Venus	1°55'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 8, 1962	Sep 7, 1962 into Scorpio
Mars	22°09'57" Gemini	Direct	Jul 9, 1962	Aug 22, 1962 into Cancer
Jupiter	10°20'56" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	7°21'01" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	0°01'40" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	10°48'06" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°04'23" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°17'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 10, 1962

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 10, 01:09 UTC	Uranus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 10, 19:28 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 10, 20:07 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Sudden insight, abrupt news and scattered focus.

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Mercury and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Leo, 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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