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Where Were the Planets on July 5, 1963?

Quick Answer

On July 5, 1963, the Sun was in Cancer (12°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 5, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°10' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 2°34' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 5, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°45'05" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1963	Jul 23, 1963 into Leo
Moon	26°20'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 3, 1963	Jul 5, 1963 into Capricorn
Mercury	2°48'53" Cancer	Direct	Jul 4, 1963	Jul 18, 1963 into Leo
Venus	27°35'39" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1963	Jul 7, 1963 into Cancer
Mars	17°17'25" Virgo	Direct	Jun 3, 1963	Jul 27, 1963 into Libra
Jupiter	17°32'06" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	22°18'19" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	2°31'39" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	12°59'33" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°02'14" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°51'56" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 5, 1963

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 5, 08:35 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jul 5, 18:00 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine
Jul 5, 19:02 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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