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Where Were the Planets on December 5, 1963?

Quick Answer

On December 5, 1963, the Sun was in Sagittarius (12°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (74% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mars moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 5, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°47' Leo at midnight UTC to 20°23' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 5, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°37'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1963	Dec 22, 1963 into Capricorn
Moon	13°38'48" Leo	Direct	Dec 4, 1963	Dec 6, 1963 into Virgo
Mercury	28°56'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1963	Dec 6, 1963 into Capricorn
Venus	7°17'28" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 29, 1963	Dec 23, 1963 into Aquarius
Mars	0°05'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1963	Jan 13, 1964 into Aquarius
Jupiter	9°32'09" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	18°06'30" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	10°01'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	16°22'22" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	14°11'29" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°45'49" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 5, 1963

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 5, 09:02 UTC	Mars enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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Mercury and Mars sat 1 degrees apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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