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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1962?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1962, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (73% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°40' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°04' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°03'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1962	Dec 22, 1962 into Capricorn
Moon	26°55'02" Leo	Direct	Dec 14, 1962	Dec 16, 1962 into Virgo
Mercury	5°40'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1962	Jan 2, 1963 into Aquarius
Venus	15°21'35" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1962	Jan 6, 1963 into Sagittarius
Mars	24°12'07" Leo	Direct	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	6°30'07" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	8°20'07" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	5°17'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	14°38'20" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	12°09'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°30'33" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 16, 1962

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 06:02 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
Dec 16, 16:02 UTC	The Sun trine Mars	Exact trine
Dec 16, 17:59 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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