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Where Were the Planets on May 23, 1963?

Quick Answer

On May 23, 1963, the Sun was in Gemini (1°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 23, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°48' Taurus at midnight UTC to 13°48' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 23, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°38'41" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1963	Jun 22, 1963 into Cancer
Moon	6°20'26" Gemini	Direct	May 23, 1963	May 25, 1963 into Cancer
Mercury	23°32'47" Taurus	Retrograde	May 10, 1963	Jun 14, 1963 into Gemini
Venus	5°22'17" Taurus	Direct	May 19, 1963	Jun 12, 1963 into Gemini
Mars	24°46'49" Leo	Direct	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	10°53'37" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	23°00'49" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	1°14'11" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	13°48'53" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°32'19" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	23°08'33" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 23, 1963

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 23, 01:41 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Exact square
May 23, 01:53 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
May 23, 04:00 UTC	New Moon in Gemini	1°19' Gemini

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