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Where Were the Planets on December 1, 1962?

Quick Answer

On December 1, 1962, the Sun was in Sagittarius (8°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (18% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 1, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°05' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 5°16' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 1, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°48'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1962	Dec 22, 1962 into Capricorn
Moon	28°39'54" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 29, 1962	Dec 1, 1962 into Aquarius
Mercury	12°13'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1962	Dec 12, 1962 into Capricorn
Venus	12°17'38" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Sep 7, 1962	Jan 6, 1963 into Sagittarius
Mars	21°15'36" Leo	Direct	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	4°37'03" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	7°00'06" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	5°15'37" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	14°08'46" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	12°06'53" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°18'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 1, 1962

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 1, 10:26 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square
Dec 1, 14:25 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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