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Where Were the Planets on October 2, 1963?

Quick Answer

On October 2, 1963, the Sun was in Libra (8°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 2, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°33' Pisces at midnight UTC to 6°18' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 2, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°34'12" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1963	Oct 24, 1963 into Scorpio
Moon	28°53'35" Pisces	Direct	Sep 30, 1963	Oct 2, 1963 into Aries
Mercury	21°23'23" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1963	Oct 10, 1963 into Libra
Venus	17°32'58" Libra	Direct	Sep 18, 1963	Oct 12, 1963 into Scorpio
Mars	13°38'55" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 12, 1963	Oct 25, 1963 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	15°14'13" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	16°45'22" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	7°42'38" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	14°04'21" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	12°50'19" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°09'10" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 2, 1963

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 2, 13:47 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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