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Where Were the Planets on August 29, 1963?

Quick Answer

On August 29, 1963, the Sun was in Virgo (5°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (71% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 29, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°53' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 6°12' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 29, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°25'50" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1963	Sep 23, 1963 into Libra
Moon	0°01'26" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 29, 1963	Aug 31, 1963 into Aquarius
Mercury	2°00'37" Libra	Direct	Aug 26, 1963	Sep 16, 1963 into Virgo
Venus	5°16'38" Virgo	Direct	Aug 25, 1963	Sep 18, 1963 into Libra
Mars	20°52'32" Libra	Direct	Jul 27, 1963	Sep 12, 1963 into Scorpio
Jupiter	18°49'54" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	18°34'04" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	5°39'08" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	13°12'21" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	11°40'26" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	17°57'11" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 29, 1963

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 29, 11:57 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Aug 29, 17:53 UTC	The Sun conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Aug 29, 19:38 UTC	Venus conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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