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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1958?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1958, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°26' Pisces at midnight UTC to 25°36' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°03'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1958	Dec 22, 1958 into Capricorn
Moon	19°33'51" Pisces	Direct	Dec 15, 1958	Dec 18, 1958 into Aries
Mercury	9°58'45" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 5, 1958	Jan 10, 1959 into Capricorn
Venus	3°49'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1958	Jan 7, 1959 into Aquarius
Mars	16°37'45" Taurus	Stationing direct	Oct 28, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°10'55" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	27°45'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	16°04'32" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°12'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°12'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°49'19" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 17, 1958

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 19:09 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine
Dec 17, 23:53 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	25°33' Pisces

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