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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1963?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1963, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°50' Libra at midnight UTC to 28°42' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°39'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1962	Jan 20, 1963 into Aquarius
Moon	22°46'43" Libra	Direct	Jan 15, 1963	Jan 18, 1963 into Scorpio
Mercury	3°16'11" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 2, 1963	Jan 20, 1963 into Capricorn
Venus	9°56'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1963	Feb 5, 1963 into Capricorn
Mars	21°30'06" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	12°09'50" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	11°48'23" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	4°41'10" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°24'39" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	11°52'22" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°48'53" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 17, 1963

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 20:34 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	27°01' Libra

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