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Where Were the Planets on October 6, 1962?

Quick Answer

On October 6, 1962, the Sun was in Libra (12°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 6, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°21' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 15°18' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 6, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°45'11" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1962	Oct 23, 1962 into Scorpio
Moon	8°47'23" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 5, 1962	Oct 8, 1962 into Aquarius
Mercury	13°05'43" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 29, 1962	Nov 5, 1962 into Scorpio
Venus	22°49'45" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1962	Jan 6, 1963 into Sagittarius
Mars	27°02'04" Cancer	Direct	Aug 22, 1962	Oct 11, 1962 into Leo
Jupiter	3°41'23" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	4°46'13" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	3°26'12" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	12°06'40" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°59'07" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°16'08" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 6, 1962

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 6, 15:49 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Oct 6, 19:54 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Capricorn	13°05' Capricorn

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