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Where Were the Planets on March 8, 1963?

Quick Answer

On March 8, 1963, the Sun was in Pisces (17°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 8, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°23' Leo at midnight UTC to 2°47' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 8, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°11'50" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1963	Mar 21, 1963 into Aries
Moon	26°36'52" Leo	Direct	Mar 6, 1963	Mar 8, 1963 into Virgo
Mercury	28°50'24" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1963	Mar 9, 1963 into Pisces
Venus	4°39'17" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 4, 1963	Mar 30, 1963 into Pisces
Mars	5°45'37" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	23°34'03" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	17°40'12" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	2°39'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°32'51" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°42'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	27°10'01" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on March 8, 1963

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 8, 18:33 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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