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Where Were the Planets on April 12, 1963?

Quick Answer

On April 12, 1963, the Sun was in Aries (21°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 12, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°38' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 5°34' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 12, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°51'47" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1963	Apr 20, 1963 into Taurus
Moon	29°36'12" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 10, 1963	Apr 12, 1963 into Sagittarius
Mercury	5°04'22" Taurus	Direct	Apr 9, 1963	May 3, 1963 into Gemini
Venus	16°02'03" Pisces	Direct	Mar 30, 1963	Apr 24, 1963 into Aries
Mars	9°10'29" Leo	Direct	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	1°58'43" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	21°00'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	1°27'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	14°54'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°54'31" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°18'49" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 12, 1963

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 12, 12:47 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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