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Where Were the Planets on December 3, 1958?

Quick Answer

On December 3, 1958, the Sun was in Sagittarius (10°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (56% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 3, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°02' Leo at midnight UTC to 10°34' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°49'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1958	Dec 22, 1958 into Capricorn
Moon	3°46'29" Virgo	Direct	Dec 3, 1958	Dec 5, 1958 into Libra
Mercury	24°48'09" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 5, 1958	Jan 10, 1959 into Capricorn
Venus	16°13'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1958	Dec 14, 1958 into Capricorn
Mars	18°30'01" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 28, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Gemini
Jupiter	18°17'33" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	26°07'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	16°18'22" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	5°47'53" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°13'50" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	19°33'47" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 3, 1958

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 3, 05:17 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Dec 3, 13:25 UTC	Venus trine Uranus	Exact trine
Dec 3, 23:28 UTC	Mars opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition

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