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Where Were the Planets on October 9, 1963?

Quick Answer

On October 9, 1963, the Sun was in Libra (15°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 9, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°38' Cancer at midnight UTC to 18°20' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 9, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°28'08" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1963	Oct 24, 1963 into Scorpio
Moon	11°32'23" Cancer	Direct	Oct 8, 1963	Oct 10, 1963 into Leo
Mercury	28°19'28" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1963	Oct 10, 1963 into Libra
Venus	26°16'13" Libra	Direct	Sep 18, 1963	Oct 12, 1963 into Scorpio
Mars	18°30'33" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 12, 1963	Oct 25, 1963 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	14°17'50" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	16°34'27" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	8°05'32" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	14°18'06" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	13°03'31" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°46'55" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 9, 1963

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 9, 19:27 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	15°46' Cancer

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