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Where Were the Planets on December 3, 1955?

Quick Answer

On December 3, 1955, the Sun was in Sagittarius (10°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (80% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 3, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°15' Cancer at midnight UTC to 10°46' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°32'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1955	Dec 22, 1955 into Capricorn
Moon	3°34'02" Leo	Direct	Dec 3, 1955	Dec 5, 1955 into Virgo
Mercury	9°56'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1955	Dec 16, 1955 into Capricorn
Venus	4°09'55" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1955	Dec 24, 1955 into Aquarius
Mars	2°52'32" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 29, 1955	Jan 14, 1956 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°09'29" Virgo	Direct	Nov 17, 1955	Jan 18, 1956 into Leo
Saturn	25°45'47" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	2°03'16" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	29°27'08" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	28°36'42" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°36'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 3, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 3, 06:07 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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