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Where Were the Planets on December 5, 1962?

Quick Answer

On December 5, 1962, the Sun was in Sagittarius (12°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (59% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 5, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°15' Pisces at midnight UTC to 0°24' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 5, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°52'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1962	Dec 22, 1962 into Capricorn
Moon	23°18'48" Pisces	Direct	Dec 3, 1962	Dec 5, 1962 into Aries
Mercury	18°28'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1962	Dec 12, 1962 into Capricorn
Venus	12°17'48" Scorpio	Stationing retrograde	Sep 7, 1962	Jan 6, 1963 into Sagittarius
Mars	22°15'16" Leo	Direct	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	5°03'45" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	7°20'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	5°17'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	14°17'00" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	12°08'21" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°05'30" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 5, 1962

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 59% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 5, 23:17 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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Venus and Neptune sat 2 degrees apart in Scorpio, 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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