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Where Were the Planets on December 15, 1958?

Quick Answer

On December 15, 1958, the Sun was in Sagittarius (23°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (26% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, 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 15, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°04' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 0°56' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 15, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°00'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1958	Dec 22, 1958 into Capricorn
Moon	24°33'59" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1958	Dec 15, 1958 into Pisces
Mercury	11°14'58" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 5, 1958	Jan 10, 1959 into Capricorn
Venus	1°18'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1958	Jan 7, 1959 into Aquarius
Mars	16°43'53" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 28, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Gemini
Jupiter	20°46'45" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	27°31'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	16°07'08" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°09'30" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°12'47" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°55'40" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 15, 1958

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 15, 22:11 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on December 15, 1958?

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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