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Where Were the Planets on December 6, 1955?

Quick Answer

On December 6, 1955, the Sun was in Sagittarius (13°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 6, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°37' Virgo at midnight UTC to 21°57' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 6, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°35'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1955	Dec 22, 1955 into Capricorn
Moon	15°20'28" Virgo	Direct	Dec 5, 1955	Dec 7, 1955 into Libra
Mercury	14°38'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1955	Dec 16, 1955 into Capricorn
Venus	7°53'56" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1955	Dec 24, 1955 into Aquarius
Mars	4°49'21" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 29, 1955	Jan 14, 1956 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°17'06" Virgo	Direct	Nov 17, 1955	Jan 18, 1956 into Leo
Saturn	26°06'42" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	1°59'07" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	29°32'26" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	28°36'21" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°26'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 6, 1955

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 6, 08:36 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Virgo	13°26' Virgo

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