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Where Were the Planets on February 6, 1963?

Quick Answer

On February 6, 1963, the Sun was in Aquarius (16°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 6, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°11' Cancer at midnight UTC to 28°18' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 6, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°58'45" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1963	Feb 19, 1963 into Pisces
Moon	21°47'12" Cancer	Direct	Feb 4, 1963	Feb 7, 1963 into Leo
Mercury	22°20'21" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 20, 1963	Feb 15, 1963 into Aquarius
Venus	0°41'53" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 5, 1963	Mar 4, 1963 into Aquarius
Mars	14°09'08" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	16°29'27" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	14°11'17" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	3°56'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°38'02" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	11°28'14" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°45'20" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on February 6, 1963

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 6, 10:20 UTC	Mars opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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