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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 1963?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 1963, the Sun was in Virgo (7°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (87% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°51' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 1°50' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°21'49" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1963	Sep 23, 1963 into Libra
Moon	25°18'22" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 29, 1963	Aug 31, 1963 into Aquarius
Mercury	3°14'52" Libra	Direct	Aug 26, 1963	Sep 16, 1963 into Virgo
Venus	7°45'26" Virgo	Direct	Aug 25, 1963	Sep 18, 1963 into Libra
Mars	22°10'31" Libra	Direct	Jul 27, 1963	Sep 12, 1963 into Scorpio
Jupiter	18°41'49" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	18°25'45" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	5°46'40" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	13°14'36" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	11°44'37" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	17°50'50" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 31, 1963

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 20:37 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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