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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.

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	Exact conjunction

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