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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1963?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1963, the Sun was in Virgo (23°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°20' Virgo at midnight UTC to 25°51' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°52'27" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1963	Sep 23, 1963 into Libra
Moon	19°37'54" Virgo	Direct	Sep 15, 1963	Sep 18, 1963 into Libra
Mercury	29°21'18" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 16, 1963	Oct 10, 1963 into Libra
Venus	28°52'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 25, 1963	Sep 18, 1963 into Libra
Mars	3°25'31" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 12, 1963	Oct 25, 1963 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	17°06'41" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	17°23'22" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	6°49'54" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	13°38'00" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	12°20'10" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°56'49" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on September 17, 1963

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 17:05 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Sep 17, 20:51 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	24°14' Virgo

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