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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1965?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1965, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (28% illuminated). Jupiter 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 17, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°05' Libra at midnight UTC to 28°30' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°20'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1965	Dec 22, 1965 into Capricorn
Moon	21°50'29" Libra	Direct	Dec 15, 1965	Dec 18, 1965 into Scorpio
Mercury	4°24'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1965	Jan 7, 1966 into Capricorn
Venus	7°20'08" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1965	Feb 6, 1966 into Capricorn
Mars	25°31'03" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 14, 1965	Dec 23, 1965 into Aquarius
Jupiter	26°21'40" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	11°27'11" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	19°36'17" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	20°59'20" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°28'04" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°25'08" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 17, 1965

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

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Uranus and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Virgo, 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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