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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 1963?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 1963, the Sun was in Libra (29°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°20' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 10°20' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°21'27" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1963	Oct 24, 1963 into Scorpio
Moon	4°19'07" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 23, 1963	Oct 25, 1963 into Aquarius
Mercury	20°59'35" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1963	Oct 28, 1963 into Scorpio
Venus	13°43'21" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 12, 1963	Nov 5, 1963 into Sagittarius
Mars	28°24'14" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 12, 1963	Oct 25, 1963 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	12°28'13" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	16°27'05" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	8°46'54" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	14°47'37" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	13°27'33" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	15°02'26" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 23, 1963

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 03:20 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Oct 23, 06:49 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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