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Where Were the Planets on September 23, 1963?

Quick Answer

On September 23, 1963, the Sun was in Virgo (29°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (27% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 23, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°08' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°57' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 23, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°44'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1963	Sep 23, 1963 into Libra
Moon	2°03'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 23, 1963	Sep 25, 1963 into Capricorn
Mercury	23°15'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 16, 1963	Oct 10, 1963 into Libra
Venus	6°20'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 18, 1963	Oct 12, 1963 into Scorpio
Mars	7°28'57" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 12, 1963	Oct 25, 1963 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°23'53" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	17°05'55" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	7°11'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	13°47'58" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	12°32'28" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°37'45" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on September 23, 1963

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 23, 00:44 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Sep 23, 07:49 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Sep 23, 18:23 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox

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