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Where Were the Planets on July 20, 1963?

Quick Answer

On July 20, 1963, the Sun was in Cancer (27°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 20, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°25' Cancer at midnight UTC to 29°16' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 20, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°03'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1963	Jul 23, 1963 into Leo
Moon	22°23'18" Cancer	Direct	Jul 18, 1963	Jul 21, 1963 into Leo
Mercury	4°35'09" Leo	Direct	Jul 18, 1963	Aug 3, 1963 into Virgo
Venus	15°56'42" Cancer	Direct	Jul 7, 1963	Jul 31, 1963 into Leo
Mars	26°00'18" Virgo	Direct	Jun 3, 1963	Jul 27, 1963 into Libra
Jupiter	18°49'28" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	21°27'11" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	3°16'15" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	12°53'32" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°24'06" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	20°04'16" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on July 20, 1963

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 20, 20:35 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Cancer	27°23' Cancer

Born on July 20, 1963?

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