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Where Were the Planets on December 6, 1959?

Quick Answer

On December 6, 1959, the Sun was in Sagittarius (13°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (44% illuminated). Uranus was 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 6, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°50' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 13°01' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 6, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°37'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1959	Dec 22, 1959 into Capricorn
Moon	6°29'50" Pisces	Direct	Dec 6, 1959	Dec 8, 1959 into Aries
Mercury	24°15'25" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 25, 1959	Dec 13, 1959 into Sagittarius
Venus	28°38'40" Libra	Direct	Nov 9, 1959	Dec 7, 1959 into Scorpio
Mars	1°56'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1959	Jan 14, 1960 into Capricorn
Jupiter	13°02'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	6°29'41" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°02'16" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	7°59'45" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°09'59" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	0°04'34" Libra	Direct	May 20, 1958	Dec 7, 1959 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 6, 1959

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 6, 00:16 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

Born on December 6, 1959?

The Sun, Mars and Jupiter were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. The Sun and Jupiter sat less than a degree 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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