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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1963?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1963, the Sun was in Sagittarius (23°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°20' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 4°19' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°48'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1963	Dec 22, 1963 into Capricorn
Moon	28°19'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1963	Dec 16, 1963 into Capricorn
Mercury	13°53'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 6, 1963	Feb 10, 1964 into Aquarius
Venus	20°57'40" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 29, 1963	Dec 23, 1963 into Aquarius
Mars	8°28'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1963	Jan 13, 1964 into Aquarius
Jupiter	9°44'53" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	18°58'12" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	10°04'16" Virgo	Stationing direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	16°44'09" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	14°13'44" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°10'52" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 16, 1963

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 02:06 UTC	New Moon in Sagittarius	23°23' Sagittarius
Dec 16, 15:21 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 16, 19:06 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Exact trine

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