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Where Were the Planets on May 17, 1963?

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On May 17, 1963, the Sun was in Taurus (25°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (40% illuminated). Mercury, 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 May 17, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°50' Pisces at midnight UTC to 14°39' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 17, 1963
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°52'08" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Moon7°41'51" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury26°50'43" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Venus28°07'12" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mars22°01'54" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter9°42'16" AriesDirect into Taurus
Saturn22°52'39" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Uranus1°10'38" VirgoDirect into Libra
Neptune13°58'17" ScorpioRetrograde into Sagittarius
Pluto9°32'32" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
North Node23°27'37" CancerDirect into Gemini

Sky Events on May 17, 1963

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on May 17, 1963?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Taurus, 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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