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Where Were the Planets on April 3, 1963?

Quick Answer

On April 3, 1963, the Sun was in Aries (13°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 3, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°54' Leo at midnight UTC to 17°28' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 3, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°01'02" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1963	Apr 20, 1963 into Taurus
Moon	11°13'26" Leo	Direct	Apr 2, 1963	Apr 5, 1963 into Virgo
Mercury	16°48'56" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1963	Apr 9, 1963 into Taurus
Venus	5°17'56" Pisces	Direct	Mar 30, 1963	Apr 24, 1963 into Aries
Mars	7°06'57" Leo	Direct	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	29°50'47" Pisces	Direct	Mar 25, 1962	Apr 4, 1963 into Aries
Saturn	20°15'28" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	1°42'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°06'33" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°05'06" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°47'25" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 3, 1963

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on April 3, 1963?

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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