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Where Were the Planets on May 8, 1963?

Quick Answer

On May 8, 1963, the Sun was in Taurus (17°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 8, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°46' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 20°40' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 8, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°10'56" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1963	May 21, 1963 into Gemini
Moon	14°43'35" Scorpio	Direct	May 7, 1963	May 9, 1963 into Sagittarius
Mercury	0°31'08" Gemini	Stationing direct	May 3, 1963	May 10, 1963 into Taurus
Venus	17°15'42" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1963	May 19, 1963 into Taurus
Mars	18°09'22" Leo	Direct	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	7°50'00" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	22°33'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	1°08'54" Virgo	Stationing direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	14°12'49" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°34'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	23°56'13" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 8, 1963

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 8, 17:23 UTC	Full Moon in Scorpio	17°24' Scorpio

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