In February 1962, the Sun and Moon and five other celestial bodies aligned in Aquarius at the same time as a total solar eclipse. This alignment is
called a Grand Conjunction.
The rare conjunction of 7 solar systemic bodies in the sign of Aquarius occurred from Feb. 3-5, 1962. The five traditional astrological planets
(Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) clustered around the total solar eclipse.
There are numerous references to this event on websites:
science.nasa.gov...
“On February 4, 1962, the Sun, the Moon, and all the planets from Mercury to Saturn were clustered within a 17-degree area of the sky. To top it off
there was a total eclipse of the Sun! . . .
“History shows that planetary alignments are harmless. In fact, alignments like the one in 1962 and in 2000 are fairly common. The five naked-eye
planets cluster together in the sky within a circle 25 degrees or less in diameter once every 57 years, on average. The next time it will happen is
September 8, 2040.”
[Grand Conjunctions are not “fairly common”. John Meeus, in the December 1961 issue of Sky and Telescope magazine (page 320) describes a mere 15
planetary groupings occurring between 1007 AD and 2100 AD (no more than 30 degrees of longitude from the sun).]
Another website:
astrology.about.com...
“Have you heard about the May 2000 [Spring 2000] planetary alignment in the Zodiacal sign of Taurus? The two luminaries - the Sun and Moon - and all
5 of the visible planets known to the ancients - Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn - were lined up in the Zodiacal sign of Taurus. . . .
“On February 4, 1962 - a similar planetary alignment occurred in the sign of Aquarius. I should mention here, that in modern times Aquarius has
enjoyed the benefits of a very nice and overly idealized reputation when compared with the other 12 Zodiac Signs. I wasn't an astrologer at the time,
and so I can't speak for the general opinions or consensus of astrologers anticipating the historic alignment occurring in the sign of Aquarius. I
do, however, remember the Western pop culture of the time believing that a glorious humanitarian age of free love and good will was about to be
ushered in - and that in this glorious enlightenment of humanity, peace would rule the planet Earth.”
The following website states that there were eight, rather than seven, heavenly bodies:
www.astrologysource.com...
“The strongest Stelliums [a particular configuration of planets], however, are formed when all the planets involved are close together, in just one
sign and in just one house. This was the case, for example, in February 5, 1962 at 2:00 pm in Bethlehem, Israel, when there were 8 planets in the Sign
Aquarius, in the Eight House. This, by the way, was perceived by Jeanne Dixon as the birthchart of a "New Leader" that would revolutionize
Christianity. To many this ‘New Leader’ is none other than the Antichrist himself.
“This strong Stellium in Aquarius would also explain the strong Aquarian mood of the Sixties. Thus, it was not that ‘the Era or Aquarius' as the
song said, was starting but that the influence of Aquarius had been momentarily augmented by a strong, once in a lifetime, Stellium.”
One more website reference should suffice for my present purpose:
www.mcn.org...
“Oddly enough, just as we experienced a waxing square of Saturn and Neptune in the zodiac (1998-1999), the last time this occurred was in 1962-1963
-- just following the ‘seeding’ of the Aquarian Age back in February 1962! (Saturn and Neptune in square formation help to create a lot of chaos
in society, but later on there can be a clearing of the air.)”
. . .