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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1962?

Quick Answer

On August 30, 1962, the Sun was in Virgo (6°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°42' Virgo at midnight UTC to 16°37' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°37'50" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1962	Sep 23, 1962 into Libra
Moon	10°40'58" Virgo	Direct	Aug 29, 1962	Sep 1, 1962 into Libra
Mercury	1°08'16" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 1962	Nov 5, 1962 into Scorpio
Venus	22°43'54" Libra	Direct	Aug 8, 1962	Sep 7, 1962 into Scorpio
Mars	5°06'44" Cancer	Direct	Aug 22, 1962	Oct 11, 1962 into Leo
Jupiter	7°51'28" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	6°01'10" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	1°16'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	11°05'58" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°44'58" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	7°13'42" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 30, 1962

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 30, 03:09 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	6°16' Virgo

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