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Where Were the Planets on May 16, 1963?

Quick Answer

On May 16, 1963, the Sun was in Taurus (24°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 16, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°24' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 0°49' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 16, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°54'19" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1963	May 21, 1963 into Gemini
Moon	24°04'27" Aquarius	Direct	May 14, 1963	May 16, 1963 into Pisces
Mercury	27°25'07" Taurus	Retrograde	May 10, 1963	Jun 14, 1963 into Gemini
Venus	26°54'44" Aries	Direct	Apr 24, 1963	May 19, 1963 into Taurus
Mars	21°35'09" Leo	Direct	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°30'05" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	22°50'57" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	1°10'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	13°59'53" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°32'40" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	23°30'48" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 16, 1963

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 16, 13:36 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius	24°58' Aquarius
May 16, 22:31 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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