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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 1958?

Quick Answer

On December 20, 1958, the Sun was in Sagittarius (28°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (73% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 20, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°23' Aries at midnight UTC to 1°09' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°06'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1958	Dec 22, 1958 into Capricorn
Moon	25°16'37" Aries	Direct	Dec 18, 1958	Dec 20, 1958 into Taurus
Mercury	9°25'42" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 5, 1958	Jan 10, 1959 into Capricorn
Venus	7°35'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1958	Jan 7, 1959 into Aquarius
Mars	16°34'39" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Oct 28, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°46'43" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	28°06'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	16°00'18" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°17'33" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°11'02" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°39'47" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 20, 1958

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 20, 12:15 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Dec 20, 21:37 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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