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Where Were the Planets on December 30, 1959?

Quick Answer

On December 30, 1959, the Sun was in Capricorn (8°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 30, 1959. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°24' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 25°29' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 30, 1959
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°02'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1959	Jan 21, 1960 into Aquarius
Moon	17°59'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1959	Dec 31, 1959 into Aquarius
Mercury	22°43'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1959	Jan 4, 1960 into Capricorn
Venus	26°35'14" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jan 2, 1960 into Sagittarius
Mars	19°12'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 3, 1959	Jan 14, 1960 into Capricorn
Jupiter	18°24'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 5, 1959	Mar 1, 1960 into Capricorn
Saturn	9°16'39" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1959	Jan 3, 1962 into Aquarius
Uranus	20°35'00" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	8°39'18" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	6°02'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	28°48'19" Virgo	Direct	Dec 7, 1959	Jun 26, 1961 into Leo

Sky Events on December 30, 1959

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on December 30, 1959?

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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