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Where Were the Planets on July 4, 1963?

Quick Answer

On July 4, 1963, the Sun was in Cancer (11°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 4, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°57' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 20°09' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 4, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°47'55" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1963	Jul 23, 1963 into Leo
Moon	14°02'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 3, 1963	Jul 5, 1963 into Capricorn
Mercury	0°45'42" Cancer	Direct	Jul 4, 1963	Jul 18, 1963 into Leo
Venus	26°22'26" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1963	Jul 7, 1963 into Cancer
Mars	16°43'22" Virgo	Direct	Jun 3, 1963	Jul 27, 1963 into Libra
Jupiter	17°25'37" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	22°21'10" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	2°28'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	13°00'11" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°00'57" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°55'07" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 4, 1963

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 4, 02:59 UTC	Mercury enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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