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Where Were the Planets on June 22, 1963?

Quick Answer

On June 22, 1963, the Sun was in Cancer (0°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

The Sun entered Cancer, and Cancer season began. Mars met Pluto in Virgo. Raw force. Drive and anger run deep, and power struggles come to a head. Mercury squared Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on June 22, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°44' Cancer at midnight UTC to 20°54' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on June 22, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°21'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1963	Jul 23, 1963 into Leo
Moon	13°52'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 21, 1963	Jun 23, 1963 into Leo
Mercury	9°29'29" Gemini	Direct	Jun 14, 1963	Jul 4, 1963 into Cancer
Venus	11°45'08" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1963	Jul 7, 1963 into Cancer
Mars	10°03'09" Virgo	Direct	Jun 3, 1963	Jul 27, 1963 into Libra
Jupiter	15°56'17" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	22°49'08" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	1°59'27" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	13°10'03" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	9°47'39" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	21°33'14" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on June 22, 1963

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jun 22, 00:15 UTC	Mars conjunct Pluto	Raw force. Drive and anger run deep, and power struggles come to a head.
Jun 22, 03:04 UTC	The Sun enters Cancer	June Solstice
Jun 22, 16:59 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.

Born on June 22, 1963?

Mars, Uranus and Pluto were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day carries a strong Virgo streak alongside their Cancer Sun. Mars and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Virgo, 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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