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Where Were the Planets on July 16, 1963?

Quick Answer

On July 16, 1963, the Sun was in Cancer (23°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 16, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°21' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°42' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 16, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°14'17" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1963	Jul 23, 1963 into Leo
Moon	25°32'15" Taurus	Direct	Jul 14, 1963	Jul 16, 1963 into Gemini
Mercury	26°18'22" Cancer	Direct	Jul 4, 1963	Jul 18, 1963 into Leo
Venus	11°02'34" Cancer	Direct	Jul 7, 1963	Jul 31, 1963 into Leo
Mars	23°38'41" Virgo	Direct	Jun 3, 1963	Jul 27, 1963 into Libra
Jupiter	18°32'36" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	21°42'12" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	3°03'39" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	12°54'28" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°17'47" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°16'59" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 16, 1963

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 16, 19:26 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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