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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 1963?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 1963, the Sun was in Aries (14°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 5, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°49' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°00' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°59'14" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1963	Apr 20, 1963 into Taurus
Moon	5°56'18" Virgo	Direct	Apr 5, 1963	Apr 7, 1963 into Libra
Mercury	20°57'20" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1963	Apr 9, 1963 into Taurus
Venus	7°40'49" Pisces	Direct	Mar 30, 1963	Apr 24, 1963 into Aries
Mars	7°30'55" Leo	Direct	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°19'24" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	20°25'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	1°38'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	15°03'53" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°02'36" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°41'04" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 5, 1963

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 00:20 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Apr 5, 05:39 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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