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Where Were the Planets on December 2, 1955?

Quick Answer

On December 2, 1955, the Sun was in Sagittarius (9°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars squared Uranus. Short fuses and sudden blowups. Take care with tools, cars and tempers.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 2, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°25' Cancer at midnight UTC to 26°15' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 2, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°31'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1955	Dec 22, 1955 into Capricorn
Moon	18°52'54" Cancer	Direct	Dec 1, 1955	Dec 3, 1955 into Leo
Mercury	8°21'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1955	Dec 16, 1955 into Capricorn
Venus	2°55'14" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1955	Dec 24, 1955 into Aquarius
Mars	2°13'37" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 29, 1955	Jan 14, 1956 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°06'34" Virgo	Direct	Nov 17, 1955	Jan 18, 1956 into Leo
Saturn	25°38'46" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	2°04'34" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	29°25'20" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	28°36'46" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°39'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 2, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 2, 06:35 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Short fuses and sudden blowups. Take care with tools, cars and tempers.

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The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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