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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 1964?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 1964, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 1964. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°44' Virgo at midnight UTC to 24°38' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 1964
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°09'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1963	Jan 21, 1964 into Aquarius
Moon	18°14'40" Virgo	Direct	Jan 3, 1964	Jan 5, 1964 into Libra
Mercury	13°23'10" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 6, 1963	Feb 10, 1964 into Aquarius
Venus	14°28'57" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1963	Jan 17, 1964 into Pisces
Mars	23°09'34" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1963	Jan 13, 1964 into Aquarius
Jupiter	11°03'41" Aries	Direct	Apr 4, 1963	Apr 12, 1964 into Taurus
Saturn	20°46'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1962	Mar 24, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	9°53'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	17°16'03" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	14°08'26" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	11°10'30" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 4, 1964

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 14:18 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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