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Where Were the Planets on December 30, 1963?

Quick Answer

On December 30, 1963, the Sun was in Capricorn (8°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 30, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°10' Cancer at midnight UTC to 15°58' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 30, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°03'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1963	Jan 21, 1964 into Aquarius
Moon	8°36'07" Cancer	Direct	Dec 29, 1963	Dec 31, 1963 into Leo
Mercury	19°07'02" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 6, 1963	Feb 10, 1964 into Aquarius
Venus	8°18'32" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1963	Jan 17, 1964 into Pisces
Mars	19°16'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1963	Jan 13, 1964 into Aquarius
Jupiter	10°36'23" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	20°16'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	9°58'33" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	17°08'29" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	14°10'55" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	11°26'23" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 30, 1963

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 30, 09:35 UTC	Mercury conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction
Dec 30, 11:06 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Cancer	8°03' Cancer

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