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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1964?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1964, the Sun was in Libra (24°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (84% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1964. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°46' Pisces at midnight UTC to 13°44' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1964
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°08'43" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1964	Oct 23, 1964 into Scorpio
Moon	7°12'39" Pisces	Direct	Oct 16, 1964	Oct 19, 1964 into Aries
Mercury	25°20'30" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1964	Oct 20, 1964 into Scorpio
Venus	13°34'04" Virgo	Direct	Oct 5, 1964	Oct 31, 1964 into Libra
Mars	19°12'37" Leo	Direct	Sep 15, 1964	Nov 6, 1964 into Virgo
Jupiter	24°23'32" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 12, 1964	Apr 22, 1965 into Gemini
Saturn	28°32'39" Aquarius	Retrograde	Sep 16, 1964	Dec 16, 1964 into Pisces
Uranus	13°04'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	16°41'56" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	15°20'51" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	25°58'38" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 17, 1964

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 01:21 UTC	Venus conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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