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Where Were the Planets on October 18, 1963?

Quick Answer

On October 18, 1963, the Sun was in Libra (24°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 18, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°03' Libra at midnight UTC to 10°59' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 18, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°23'04" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1963	Oct 24, 1963 into Scorpio
Moon	5°02'24" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 18, 1963	Oct 20, 1963 into Sagittarius
Mercury	12°29'05" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1963	Oct 28, 1963 into Scorpio
Venus	7°29'19" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 12, 1963	Nov 5, 1963 into Sagittarius
Mars	24°50'38" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 12, 1963	Oct 25, 1963 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	13°06'08" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	16°27'26" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	8°32'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	14°36'49" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	13°19'23" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°18'19" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 18, 1963

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 18, 01:52 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 18, 20:08 UTC	Mercury opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition

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