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Where Were the Planets on August 3, 1963?

Quick Answer

On August 3, 1963, the Sun was in Leo (10°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 3, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°54' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 23°45' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 3, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°26'07" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1963	Aug 23, 1963 into Virgo
Moon	17°17'55" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 2, 1963	Aug 4, 1963 into Aquarius
Mercury	0°10'52" Virgo	Direct	Aug 3, 1963	Aug 26, 1963 into Libra
Venus	3°08'49" Leo	Direct	Jul 31, 1963	Aug 25, 1963 into Virgo
Mars	4°27'26" Libra	Direct	Jul 27, 1963	Sep 12, 1963 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°25'07" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	20°28'58" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	4°03'26" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	12°54'20" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	10°48'31" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	19°19'48" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 3, 1963

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 3, 09:20 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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