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Where Were the Planets on October 8, 1963?

Quick Answer

On October 8, 1963, the Sun was in Libra (14°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (65% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 8, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°34' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°38' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 8, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°28'53" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1963	Oct 24, 1963 into Scorpio
Moon	27°39'17" Gemini	Direct	Oct 6, 1963	Oct 8, 1963 into Cancer
Mercury	27°00'28" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1963	Oct 10, 1963 into Libra
Venus	25°01'27" Libra	Direct	Sep 18, 1963	Oct 12, 1963 into Scorpio
Mars	17°48'41" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 12, 1963	Oct 25, 1963 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	14°25'55" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	16°35'43" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	8°02'20" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	14°16'05" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	13°01'41" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°50'06" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 8, 1963

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 8, 10:56 UTC	The Sun opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Oct 8, 16:00 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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