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Where Were the Planets on August 15, 1962?

Quick Answer

On August 15, 1962, the Sun was in Leo (22°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 15, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°09' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 24°51' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 15, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°10'24" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1962	Aug 23, 1962 into Virgo
Moon	17°29'15" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 14, 1962	Aug 16, 1962 into Pisces
Mercury	8°16'03" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Aug 29, 1962 into Libra
Venus	7°17'18" Libra	Direct	Aug 8, 1962	Sep 7, 1962 into Scorpio
Mars	25°27'41" Gemini	Direct	Jul 9, 1962	Aug 22, 1962 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°46'18" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	6°59'35" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	0°20'12" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	10°51'26" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°14'16" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	8°01'21" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 15, 1962

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 15, 05:44 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine
Aug 15, 19:56 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius	22°22' Aquarius

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