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Where Were the Planets on January 15, 1963?

Quick Answer

On January 15, 1963, the Sun was in Capricorn (24°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 15, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°56' Virgo at midnight UTC to 4°56' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 15, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°37'00" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1962	Jan 20, 1963 into Aquarius
Moon	28°57'48" Virgo	Direct	Jan 13, 1963	Jan 15, 1963 into Libra
Mercury	5°08'16" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 2, 1963	Jan 20, 1963 into Capricorn
Venus	8°00'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1963	Feb 5, 1963 into Capricorn
Mars	22°03'38" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°45'30" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	11°34'23" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	4°44'51" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°22'36" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	11°54'18" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°55'14" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 15, 1963

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 15, 14:04 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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