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Where Were the Planets on December 23, 1958?

Quick Answer

On December 23, 1958, the Sun was in Capricorn (1°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 23, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°54' Taurus at midnight UTC to 6°59' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 23, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°09'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1958	Jan 20, 1959 into Aquarius
Moon	0°55'57" Gemini	Direct	Dec 23, 1958	Dec 25, 1958 into Cancer
Mercury	10°17'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 5, 1958	Jan 10, 1959 into Capricorn
Venus	11°21'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 14, 1958	Jan 7, 1959 into Aquarius
Mars	16°38'42" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Oct 28, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Gemini
Jupiter	22°21'58" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1958	Feb 10, 1959 into Sagittarius
Saturn	28°28'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	15°55'39" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	6°22'05" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	4°09'38" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	18°30'15" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 23, 1958

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 23, 10:08 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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