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Where Were the Planets on April 27, 1963?

Quick Answer

On April 27, 1963, the Sun was in Taurus (6°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (19% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 27, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°12' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°24' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 27, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°30'52" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1963	May 21, 1963 into Gemini
Moon	27°22'30" Gemini	Direct	Apr 25, 1963	Apr 27, 1963 into Cancer
Mercury	26°38'31" Taurus	Direct	Apr 9, 1963	May 3, 1963 into Gemini
Venus	4°01'21" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1963	May 19, 1963 into Taurus
Mars	13°53'37" Leo	Direct	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	5°25'35" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	22°01'06" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	1°12'41" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	14°30'44" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°40'59" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	24°31'10" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 27, 1963

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 27, 16:26 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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Venus and Jupiter sat 1 degrees apart in Aries, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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