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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 1963?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 1963, the Sun was in Virgo (3°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°52' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 11°48' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°29'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1963	Sep 23, 1963 into Libra
Moon	5°49'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 27, 1963	Aug 29, 1963 into Capricorn
Mercury	0°31'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 26, 1963	Sep 16, 1963 into Virgo
Venus	2°47'54" Virgo	Direct	Aug 25, 1963	Sep 18, 1963 into Libra
Mars	19°34'50" Libra	Direct	Jul 27, 1963	Sep 12, 1963 into Scorpio
Jupiter	18°57'16" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	18°42'31" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	5°31'36" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	13°10'14" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	11°36'15" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°03'32" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 27, 1963

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 00:14 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 27, 06:54 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	3°17' Sagittarius

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