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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1963?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1963, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (33% illuminated). Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°08' Pisces at midnight UTC to 27°10' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°21'09" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1962	Jan 20, 1963 into Aquarius
Moon	20°09'07" Pisces	Direct	Dec 31, 1962	Jan 2, 1963 into Aries
Mercury	29°19'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1962	Jan 2, 1963 into Aquarius
Venus	25°39'15" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1962	Jan 6, 1963 into Sagittarius
Mars	24°32'23" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°05'40" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	9°59'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	5°05'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°04'53" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	12°04'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°39'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 1, 1963

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on January 1, 1963?

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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