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Where Were the Planets on December 3, 1956?

Quick Answer

On December 3, 1956, the Sun was in Sagittarius (11°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% 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 3, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°22' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 0°42' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°19'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1956	Dec 21, 1956 into Capricorn
Moon	24°34'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 1, 1956	Dec 3, 1956 into Capricorn
Mercury	22°39'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 18, 1956	Dec 8, 1956 into Capricorn
Venus	9°48'05" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 25, 1956	Dec 19, 1956 into Sagittarius
Mars	28°33'01" Pisces	Direct	Jun 3, 1956	Dec 6, 1956 into Aries
Jupiter	28°55'09" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1956	Dec 13, 1956 into Libra
Saturn	6°02'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	6°47'18" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	1°35'20" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	0°27'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Oct 20, 1956	Jan 15, 1957 into Leo
North Node	28°13'10" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on December 3, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 3, 22:35 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Born on December 3, 1956?

The Sun, Mercury and Saturn were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over.

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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