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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1964?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1964, the Sun was in Aries (27°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (32% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1964. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°34' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°47' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1964
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°29'55" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1964	Apr 20, 1964 into Taurus
Moon	5°43'31" Cancer	Direct	Apr 17, 1964	Apr 19, 1964 into Leo
Mercury	11°30'13" Taurus	Stationing direct	Apr 2, 1964	Jun 9, 1964 into Gemini
Venus	13°01'09" Gemini	Direct	Apr 4, 1964	May 9, 1964 into Cancer
Mars	14°43'02" Aries	Direct	Mar 29, 1964	May 7, 1964 into Taurus
Jupiter	1°14'55" Taurus	Direct	Apr 12, 1964	Apr 22, 1965 into Gemini
Saturn	2°22'02" Pisces	Direct	Mar 24, 1964	Sep 16, 1964 into Aquarius
Uranus	6°12'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	16°59'01" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	11°53'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	5°40'04" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1963	Aug 2, 1964 into Gemini

Sky Events on April 17, 1964

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 02:23 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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