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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1962?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1962, the Sun was in Leo (24°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°47' Pisces at midnight UTC to 24°44' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°05'43" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1962	Aug 23, 1962 into Virgo
Moon	17°16'22" Pisces	Direct	Aug 16, 1962	Aug 18, 1962 into Aries
Mercury	11°37'44" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Aug 29, 1962 into Libra
Venus	9°24'19" Libra	Direct	Aug 8, 1962	Sep 7, 1962 into Scorpio
Mars	26°46'08" Gemini	Direct	Jul 9, 1962	Aug 22, 1962 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°31'47" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	6°51'13" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	0°27'39" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	10°52'59" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°18'17" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	7°55'00" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 17, 1962

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 01:08 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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