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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1965?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1965, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (38% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°24' Libra at midnight UTC to 15°05' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°19'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1965	Dec 22, 1965 into Capricorn
Moon	8°17'11" Libra	Direct	Dec 15, 1965	Dec 18, 1965 into Scorpio
Mercury	3°49'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1965	Jan 7, 1966 into Capricorn
Venus	6°42'46" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1965	Feb 6, 1966 into Capricorn
Mars	24°44'16" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 14, 1965	Dec 23, 1965 into Aquarius
Jupiter	26°29'49" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	11°23'50" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	19°35'49" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	20°57'24" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°27'55" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°28'19" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 16, 1965

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

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