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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 1963?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 1963, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°19' Aries at midnight UTC to 25°30' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°23'28" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1962	Jan 20, 1963 into Aquarius
Moon	18°24'49" Aries	Direct	Jan 2, 1963	Jan 4, 1963 into Taurus
Mercury	1°41'04" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 2, 1963	Jan 20, 1963 into Capricorn
Venus	27°16'16" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1962	Jan 6, 1963 into Sagittarius
Mars	24°20'45" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°27'16" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	10°12'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	5°03'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°07'45" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	12°03'40" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°33'22" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 1961	Jan 14, 1963 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 3, 1963

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 01:02 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	11°55' Aries
Jan 3, 04:18 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine

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