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Where Were the Planets on December 24, 1955?

Quick Answer

On December 24, 1955, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Neptune entered Scorpio, a sign change that comes around once every 165 years or so. Venus moved from Capricorn into Aquarius. The Sun trined Jupiter. A generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 24, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°03' Aries at midnight UTC to 4°55' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 24, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°54'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1955	Jan 21, 1956 into Aquarius
Moon	27°56'28" Aries	Direct	Dec 22, 1955	Dec 24, 1955 into Taurus
Mercury	13°04'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 16, 1955	Jan 4, 1956 into Aquarius
Venus	0°15'53" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 24, 1955	Jan 17, 1956 into Pisces
Mars	16°32'08" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 29, 1955	Jan 14, 1956 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°26'30" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1955	Jan 18, 1956 into Leo
Saturn	28°06'56" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	1°26'08" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	29°59'39" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	28°28'41" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°29'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 24, 1955

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 24, 01:22 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	A generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.
Dec 24, 06:40 UTC	Venus square Neptune	Rose-colored glasses, and disappointment when reality doesn't match the fantasy.
Dec 24, 06:52 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Dec 24, 15:33 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Dec 24, 18:37 UTC	Neptune enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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