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Where Were the Planets on December 15, 1959?

Quick Answer

On December 15, 1959, the Sun was in Sagittarius (22°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The Full Moon fell at 22°28' Gemini.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 15, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°04' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°58' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 15, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°45'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1959	Dec 22, 1959 into Capricorn
Moon	26°01'30" Gemini	Direct	Dec 13, 1959	Dec 15, 1959 into Cancer
Mercury	2°06'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1959	Jan 4, 1960 into Capricorn
Venus	8°57'18" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jan 2, 1960 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°22'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1959	Jan 14, 1960 into Capricorn
Jupiter	15°04'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	7°31'10" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	20°55'26" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°16'08" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°09'23" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	29°35'59" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on December 15, 1959

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 15, 04:49 UTC	Full Moon in Gemini	22°28' Gemini
Dec 15, 20:00 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on December 15, 1959?

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