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Where Were the Planets on December 25, 1963?

Quick Answer

On December 25, 1963, the Sun was in Capricorn (2°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were 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 25, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°32' Aries at midnight UTC to 1°49' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 25, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°58'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1963	Jan 21, 1964 into Aquarius
Moon	24°38'44" Aries	Direct	Dec 23, 1963	Dec 25, 1963 into Taurus
Mercury	20°40'01" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 6, 1963	Feb 10, 1964 into Aquarius
Venus	2°07'21" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1963	Jan 17, 1964 into Pisces
Mars	15°24'10" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1963	Jan 13, 1964 into Aquarius
Jupiter	10°13'38" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	19°46'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	10°01'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	17°00'18" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	14°12'38" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	11°42'16" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 25, 1963

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 25, 20:57 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on December 25, 1963?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over.

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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