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Where Were the Planets on March 18, 1963?

Quick Answer

On March 18, 1963, the Sun was in Pisces (27°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury trined Neptune. Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 18, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°56' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 3°20' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 18, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°10'11" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1963	Mar 21, 1963 into Aries
Moon	27°06'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Mar 16, 1963	Mar 18, 1963 into Capricorn
Mercury	15°42'20" Pisces	Direct	Mar 9, 1963	Mar 26, 1963 into Aries
Venus	16°21'21" Aquarius	Direct	Mar 4, 1963	Mar 30, 1963 into Pisces
Mars	5°21'17" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	25°59'19" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	18°43'53" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	2°15'00" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°24'48" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°27'19" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	26°38'15" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on March 18, 1963

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 18, 08:06 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening.
Mar 18, 12:08 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	27°10' Sagittarius
Mar 18, 17:34 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Born on March 18, 1963?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day is a Pisces several times over. The Sun and Jupiter sat 1 degrees apart in Pisces, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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