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Where Were the Planets on March 16, 1963?

Quick Answer

On March 16, 1963, the Sun was in Pisces (25°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (69% illuminated). Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 16, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°47' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°46' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 16, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°10'45" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1963	Mar 21, 1963 into Aries
Moon	2°46'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 16, 1963	Mar 18, 1963 into Capricorn
Mercury	12°10'27" Pisces	Direct	Mar 9, 1963	Mar 26, 1963 into Aries
Venus	14°00'18" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 4, 1963	Mar 30, 1963 into Pisces
Mars	5°20'09" Leo	Stationing direct	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	25°30'15" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	18°31'29" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	2°19'40" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°26'38" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°30'19" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°44'36" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on March 16, 1963

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 16, 06:26 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Mar 16, 22:21 UTC	The Sun conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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