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Where Were the Planets on September 18, 1962?

Quick Answer

On September 18, 1962, the Sun was in Virgo (25°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (75% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 18, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°24' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°38' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 18, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°05'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1962	Sep 23, 1962 into Libra
Moon	25°34'57" Taurus	Direct	Sep 16, 1962	Sep 18, 1962 into Gemini
Mercury	20°14'19" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 1962	Nov 5, 1962 into Scorpio
Venus	10°14'08" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1962	Jan 6, 1963 into Sagittarius
Mars	16°44'49" Cancer	Direct	Aug 22, 1962	Oct 11, 1962 into Leo
Jupiter	5°26'27" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	5°07'47" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	2°26'01" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	11°33'19" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°24'11" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	6°13'20" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on September 18, 1962

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 18, 17:03 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Sep 18, 19:28 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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