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Where Were the Planets on October 3, 1963?

Quick Answer

On October 3, 1963, the Sun was in Libra (9°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 3, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°18' Aries at midnight UTC to 21°18' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 3, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°33'13" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1963	Oct 24, 1963 into Scorpio
Moon	13°47'35" Aries	Direct	Oct 2, 1963	Oct 4, 1963 into Taurus
Mercury	21°59'40" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1963	Oct 10, 1963 into Libra
Venus	18°47'42" Libra	Direct	Sep 18, 1963	Oct 12, 1963 into Scorpio
Mars	14°20'22" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 12, 1963	Oct 25, 1963 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	15°06'13" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	16°43'31" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	7°45'58" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	14°06'16" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	12°52'14" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	16°05'59" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 3, 1963

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 3, 03:26 UTC	Mars conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Oct 3, 04:44 UTC	Full Moon in Aries	9°15' Aries

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