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Where Were the Planets on February 16, 1963?

Quick Answer

On February 16, 1963, the Sun was in Aquarius (27°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 16, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°30' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 0°31' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 16, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°05'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1963	Feb 19, 1963 into Pisces
Moon	24°30'06" Scorpio	Direct	Feb 14, 1963	Feb 16, 1963 into Sagittarius
Mercury	1°11'22" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1963	Mar 9, 1963 into Pisces
Venus	11°45'27" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 5, 1963	Mar 4, 1963 into Aquarius
Mars	10°23'25" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	18°47'43" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	15°22'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	3°31'22" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°39'39" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	11°13'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°13'34" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on February 16, 1963

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 16, 00:55 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine
Feb 16, 17:39 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	27°20' Scorpio
Feb 16, 22:56 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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