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Where Were the Planets on August 22, 1962?

Quick Answer

On August 22, 1962, the Sun was in Leo (28°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Mars moved from Gemini into Cancer.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 22, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°50' Taurus at midnight UTC to 6°32' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 22, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°54'25" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1962	Aug 23, 1962 into Virgo
Moon	29°44'12" Taurus	Direct	Aug 20, 1962	Aug 22, 1962 into Gemini
Mercury	19°36'41" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Aug 29, 1962 into Libra
Venus	14°37'29" Libra	Direct	Aug 8, 1962	Sep 7, 1962 into Scorpio
Mars	0°00'38" Cancer	Direct	Aug 22, 1962	Oct 11, 1962 into Leo
Jupiter	8°54'10" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	6°30'59" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	0°46'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	10°57'23" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°28'26" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	7°39'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 22, 1962

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 22, 10:26 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	28°51' Taurus
Aug 22, 11:36 UTC	Mars enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Aug 22, 12:27 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on August 22, 1962?

Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day carries a strong Virgo streak alongside their Leo Sun. The Sun and Uranus sat 2 degrees 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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