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Where Were the Planets on December 26, 1955?

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On December 26, 1955, the Sun was in Capricorn (3°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 26, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°15' Taurus at midnight UTC to 3°58' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 26, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°56'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1955	Jan 21, 1956 into Aquarius
Moon	26°34'59" Taurus	Direct	Dec 24, 1955	Dec 26, 1955 into Gemini
Mercury	16°15'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 16, 1955	Jan 4, 1956 into Aquarius
Venus	2°44'37" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 24, 1955	Jan 17, 1956 into Pisces
Mars	17°50'23" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 29, 1955	Jan 14, 1956 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°23'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1955	Jan 18, 1956 into Leo
Saturn	28°19'32" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	1°21'45" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	0°02'08" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 24, 1955	Mar 11, 1956 into Libra
Pluto	28°27'17" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°22'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 26, 1955

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 26, 17:33 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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