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Where Were the Planets on December 18, 1958?

Quick Answer

On December 18, 1958, the Sun was in Sagittarius (26°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% 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 18, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°37' Pisces at midnight UTC to 7°33' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 18, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°04'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1958	Dec 22, 1958 into Capricorn
Moon	1°36'59" Aries	Direct	Dec 18, 1958	Dec 20, 1958 into Taurus
Mercury	9°37'11" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 5, 1958	Jan 10, 1959 into Capricorn
Venus	5°05'00" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1958	Jan 7, 1959 into Aquarius
Mars	16°35'54" Taurus	Stationing direct	Oct 28, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°22'55" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	27°52'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	16°03'10" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°14'24" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°11'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°46'08" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 18, 1958

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 18, 08:45 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

Born on December 18, 1958?

The Sun, Mercury and Saturn were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. The Sun and Saturn sat 2 degrees apart in Sagittarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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