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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1963?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1963, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (40% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°19' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°33' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°53'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1963	Feb 19, 1963 into Pisces
Moon	29°27'37" Aries	Direct	Jan 29, 1963	Jan 31, 1963 into Taurus
Mercury	20°42'23" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Jan 20, 1963	Feb 15, 1963 into Aquarius
Venus	24°14'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1963	Feb 5, 1963 into Capricorn
Mars	16°32'49" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	15°08'50" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	13°28'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	4°11'22" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°35'26" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	11°36'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°04'24" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 31, 1963

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 12:54 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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