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Where Were the Planets on August 12, 1963?

Quick Answer

On August 12, 1963, the Sun was in Leo (19°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 12, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°04' Taurus at midnight UTC to 29°14' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 12, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°03'30" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1963	Aug 23, 1963 into Virgo
Moon	22°10'31" Taurus	Direct	Aug 10, 1963	Aug 13, 1963 into Gemini
Mercury	13°44'03" Virgo	Direct	Aug 3, 1963	Aug 26, 1963 into Libra
Venus	14°14'30" Leo	Direct	Jul 31, 1963	Aug 25, 1963 into Virgo
Mars	10°02'10" Libra	Direct	Jul 27, 1963	Sep 12, 1963 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°28'02" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	19°48'52" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	4°35'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	12°58'10" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	11°05'45" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°51'12" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 12, 1963

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 12, 06:21 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	18°50' Taurus
Aug 12, 22:07 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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