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Where Were the Planets on December 4, 1963?

Quick Answer

On December 4, 1963, the Sun was in Sagittarius (11°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (83% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 4, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°42' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°46' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 4, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°36'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1963	Dec 22, 1963 into Capricorn
Moon	29°48'28" Cancer	Direct	Dec 2, 1963	Dec 4, 1963 into Leo
Mercury	27°28'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1963	Dec 6, 1963 into Capricorn
Venus	6°02'50" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 29, 1963	Dec 23, 1963 into Aquarius
Mars	29°20'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 25, 1963	Dec 5, 1963 into Capricorn
Jupiter	9°32'14" Aries	Stationing direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	18°02'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	10°00'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	16°20'17" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	14°11'05" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°49'00" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 4, 1963

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 4, 12:19 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on December 4, 1963?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Mercury and Mars sat 2 degrees apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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