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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1963?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1963, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (26% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°42' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°57' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°42'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1962	Jan 20, 1963 into Aquarius
Moon	28°48'12" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 18, 1963	Jan 20, 1963 into Sagittarius
Mercury	29°37'17" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 20, 1963	Feb 15, 1963 into Aquarius
Venus	12°53'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1963	Feb 5, 1963 into Capricorn
Mars	20°34'45" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	12°46'58" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	12°09'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	4°35'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°27'30" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	11°49'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°39'21" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 20, 1963

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 04:58 UTC	Mercury re-enters Capricorn (retrograde)	Leaves Aquarius
Jan 20, 08:30 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square
Jan 20, 11:06 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Jan 20, 14:20 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 20, 18:53 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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