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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1955?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1955, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°38' Leo at midnight UTC to 19°26' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°01'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1955	Jan 21, 1956 into Aquarius
Moon	12°05'07" Leo	Direct	Dec 30, 1955	Jan 1, 1956 into Virgo
Mercury	24°06'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 16, 1955	Jan 4, 1956 into Aquarius
Venus	8°55'59" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 24, 1955	Jan 17, 1956 into Pisces
Mars	21°06'10" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 29, 1955	Jan 14, 1956 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°13'09" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1955	Jan 18, 1956 into Leo
Saturn	28°50'15" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	1°10'18" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	0°07'50" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 24, 1955	Mar 11, 1956 into Libra
Pluto	28°23'18" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°07'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 31, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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