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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1963?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1963, the Sun was in Leo (23°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°46' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°13' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°51'45" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1963	Aug 23, 1963 into Virgo
Moon	1°31'42" Leo	Direct	Aug 17, 1963	Aug 19, 1963 into Virgo
Mercury	20°14'40" Virgo	Direct	Aug 3, 1963	Aug 26, 1963 into Libra
Venus	20°25'09" Leo	Direct	Jul 31, 1963	Aug 25, 1963 into Virgo
Mars	13°11'02" Libra	Direct	Jul 27, 1963	Sep 12, 1963 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°22'42" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	19°26'25" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	4°54'11" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	13°01'25" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	11°15'44" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°35'19" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 17, 1963

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 09:16 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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