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Where Were the Planets on December 21, 1963?

Quick Answer

On December 21, 1963, the Sun was in Sagittarius (28°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (26% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 21, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°51' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 6°46' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 21, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°53'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1963	Dec 22, 1963 into Capricorn
Moon	0°17'03" Pisces	Direct	Dec 21, 1963	Dec 23, 1963 into Aries
Mercury	18°46'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 6, 1963	Feb 10, 1964 into Aquarius
Venus	27°09'56" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 29, 1963	Dec 23, 1963 into Aquarius
Mars	12°19'03" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1963	Jan 13, 1964 into Aquarius
Jupiter	9°58'53" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	19°24'35" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	10°03'29" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	16°53'20" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	14°13'27" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	11°54'59" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 21, 1963

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 21, 11:28 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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