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Where Were the Planets on December 6, 1963?

Quick Answer

On December 6, 1963, the Sun was in Sagittarius (13°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (64% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 6, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°23' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°33' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 6, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°38'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1963	Dec 22, 1963 into Capricorn
Moon	27°01'44" Leo	Direct	Dec 4, 1963	Dec 6, 1963 into Virgo
Mercury	0°24'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 6, 1963	Feb 10, 1964 into Aquarius
Venus	8°32'04" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 29, 1963	Dec 23, 1963 into Aquarius
Mars	0°51'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1963	Jan 13, 1964 into Aquarius
Jupiter	9°32'16" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	18°10'49" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	10°01'36" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	16°24'25" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	14°11'51" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°42'38" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 6, 1963

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 6, 05:17 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 6, 17:26 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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