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Where Were the Planets on December 12, 1962?

Quick Answer

On December 12, 1962, the Sun was in Sagittarius (19°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Mercury moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 12, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°27' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°20' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 12, 1962
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun19°58'59" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Moon4°26'59" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury29°25'25" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Venus13°46'24" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars23°38'12" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter5°56'36" PiscesDirect into Aries
Saturn7°57'23" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Uranus5°18'13" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Neptune14°30'49" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Pluto12°09'41" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node1°43'16" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on December 12, 1962

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini
Mercury enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on December 12, 1962?

Venus and Neptune sat less than a degree 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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