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Where Were the Planets on December 26, 1962?

Quick Answer

On December 26, 1962, the Sun was in Capricorn (4°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 26, 1962. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°18' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 5°14' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 26, 1962
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°14'09" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1962	Jan 20, 1963 into Aquarius
Moon	28°45'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 24, 1962	Dec 26, 1962 into Capricorn
Mercury	21°01'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1962	Jan 2, 1963 into Aquarius
Venus	21°10'59" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1962	Jan 6, 1963 into Sagittarius
Mars	24°47'53" Leo	Stationing direct	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	8°03'33" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	9°20'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	5°11'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	14°55'39" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	12°07'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°58'47" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on December 26, 1962

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 26, 14:18 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 26, 16:37 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile
Dec 26, 22:59 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	4°42' Capricorn

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