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Where Were the Planets on August 24, 1963?

Quick Answer

On August 24, 1963, the Sun was in Virgo (0°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 24, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°10' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°07' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 24, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°36'15" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1963	Sep 23, 1963 into Libra
Moon	0°10'35" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1963	Aug 27, 1963 into Sagittarius
Mercury	27°53'48" Virgo	Direct	Aug 3, 1963	Aug 26, 1963 into Libra
Venus	29°04'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 31, 1963	Aug 25, 1963 into Virgo
Mars	17°38'52" Libra	Direct	Jul 27, 1963	Sep 12, 1963 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°06'55" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	18°55'26" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	5°20'20" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	13°07'16" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	11°30'02" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°13'04" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 24, 1963

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 24, 11:38 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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