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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1963?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1963, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1963. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°58' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°30' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1963
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°04'57" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1963	Jan 21, 1964 into Aquarius
Moon	23°17'04" Cancer	Direct	Dec 29, 1963	Dec 31, 1963 into Leo
Mercury	18°14'05" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 6, 1963	Feb 10, 1964 into Aquarius
Venus	9°32'41" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1963	Jan 17, 1964 into Pisces
Mars	20°02'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1963	Jan 13, 1964 into Aquarius
Jupiter	10°41'29" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	20°22'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	9°57'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	17°10'03" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	14°10'29" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	11°23'13" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 31, 1963

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 23:08 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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