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Where Were the Planets on April 1, 1963?

Quick Answer

On April 1, 1963, the Sun was in Aries (11°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 1, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°52' Cancer at midnight UTC to 22°03' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 1, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°02'41" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1963	Apr 20, 1963 into Taurus
Moon	15°31'13" Cancer	Direct	Mar 31, 1963	Apr 2, 1963 into Leo
Mercury	12°41'43" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1963	Apr 9, 1963 into Taurus
Venus	2°55'13" Pisces	Direct	Mar 30, 1963	Apr 24, 1963 into Aries
Mars	6°45'08" Leo	Direct	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	29°22'04" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	20°04'50" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	1°45'41" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°09'09" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°07'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°53'46" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 1, 1963

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 1, 03:15 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Cancer	10°41' Cancer

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