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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1963?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1963, the Sun was in Libra (23°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°02' Libra at midnight UTC to 29°03' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°23'29" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1963	Oct 24, 1963 into Scorpio
Moon	23°03'54" Libra	Direct	Oct 15, 1963	Oct 18, 1963 into Scorpio
Mercury	10°47'59" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1963	Oct 28, 1963 into Scorpio
Venus	6°14'31" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 12, 1963	Nov 5, 1963 into Sagittarius
Mars	24°08'08" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 12, 1963	Oct 25, 1963 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	13°13'56" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	16°27'48" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	8°29'59" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	14°34'41" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	13°17'42" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°21'30" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 17, 1963

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 12:43 UTC	New Moon in Libra	23°25' Libra

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