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Where Were the Planets on May 31, 1963?

Quick Answer

On May 31, 1963, the Sun was in Gemini (9°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (63% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 31, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°50' Virgo at midnight UTC to 29°55' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 31, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°19'31" Gemini	Direct	May 21, 1963	Jun 22, 1963 into Cancer
Moon	23°54'15" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1963	Jun 1, 1963 into Libra
Mercury	21°45'00" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	May 10, 1963	Jun 14, 1963 into Gemini
Venus	15°03'07" Taurus	Direct	May 19, 1963	Jun 12, 1963 into Gemini
Mars	28°37'31" Leo	Direct	Oct 11, 1962	Jun 3, 1963 into Virgo
Jupiter	12°23'46" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	23°06'15" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	1°21'55" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	13°37'00" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°33'46" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	22°43'08" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on May 31, 1963

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 63% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 31, 17:58 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square

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