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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1963?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1963, the Sun was in Aries (26°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°50' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°53' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°45'32" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1963	Apr 20, 1963 into Taurus
Moon	1°19'19" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 17, 1963	Apr 19, 1963 into Pisces
Mercury	14°01'18" Taurus	Direct	Apr 9, 1963	May 3, 1963 into Gemini
Venus	22°01'09" Pisces	Direct	Mar 30, 1963	Apr 24, 1963 into Aries
Mars	10°35'09" Leo	Direct	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	3°08'43" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	21°22'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	1°21'36" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	14°46'31" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°49'23" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°02'56" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 17, 1963

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 02:53 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn	26°23' Capricorn
Apr 17, 09:33 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Apr 17, 22:56 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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