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Where Were the Planets on December 5, 1955?

Quick Answer

On December 5, 1955, the Sun was in Sagittarius (12°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (59% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 5, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°54' Leo at midnight UTC to 8°37' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 5, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°34'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1955	Dec 22, 1955 into Capricorn
Moon	1°49'03" Virgo	Direct	Dec 5, 1955	Dec 7, 1955 into Libra
Mercury	13°04'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1955	Dec 16, 1955 into Capricorn
Venus	6°39'16" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1955	Dec 24, 1955 into Aquarius
Mars	4°10'24" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 29, 1955	Jan 14, 1956 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°14'45" Virgo	Direct	Nov 17, 1955	Jan 18, 1956 into Leo
Saturn	25°59'45" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	2°00'33" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	29°30'41" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	28°36'30" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°29'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 5, 1955

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 59% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 5, 08:49 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree 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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