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Where Were the Planets on December 3, 1959?

Quick Answer

On December 3, 1959, the Sun was in Sagittarius (10°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (14% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 3, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°26' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 2°02' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°34'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1959	Dec 22, 1959 into Capricorn
Moon	24°48'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 1, 1959	Dec 3, 1959 into Aquarius
Mercury	23°42'38" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Nov 25, 1959	Dec 13, 1959 into Sagittarius
Venus	25°15'52" Libra	Direct	Nov 9, 1959	Dec 7, 1959 into Scorpio
Mars	29°49'08" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 21, 1959	Dec 3, 1959 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	12°22'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	6°09'40" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°03'35" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°53'56" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°09'36" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°14'06" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 3, 1959

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 3, 11:45 UTC	Saturn trine Pluto	Exact trine
Dec 3, 18:08 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 3, 20:34 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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