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Where Were the Planets on December 5, 1965?

Quick Answer

On December 5, 1965, the Sun was in Sagittarius (13°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (88% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were 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 5, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°33' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°41' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 5, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°08'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1965	Dec 22, 1965 into Capricorn
Moon	2°05'09" Taurus	Direct	Dec 5, 1965	Dec 7, 1965 into Gemini
Mercury	7°40'12" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 2, 1965	Jan 7, 1966 into Capricorn
Venus	28°37'36" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 5, 1965	Dec 7, 1965 into Aquarius
Mars	16°11'56" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 14, 1965	Dec 23, 1965 into Aquarius
Jupiter	27°57'29" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	10°53'18" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	19°26'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	20°34'56" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°24'13" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	4°03'16" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 5, 1965

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 5, 08:11 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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Uranus and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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