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Where Were the Planets on December 18, 1965?

Quick Answer

On December 18, 1965, the Sun was in Sagittarius (26°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (19% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

The Sun opposed Jupiter. Overreach is the risk: too much, too soon, too sure.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 18, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°31' Libra at midnight UTC to 11°41' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 18, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°21'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1965	Dec 22, 1965 into Capricorn
Moon	5°08'31" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 18, 1965	Dec 20, 1965 into Sagittarius
Mercury	5°06'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1965	Jan 7, 1966 into Capricorn
Venus	7°56'11" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1965	Feb 6, 1966 into Capricorn
Mars	26°17'53" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 14, 1965	Dec 23, 1965 into Aquarius
Jupiter	26°13'29" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	11°30'37" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	19°36'42" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°01'16" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°28'10" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°21'58" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 18, 1965

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 18, 02:40 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Dec 18, 09:06 UTC	The Sun opposite Jupiter	Overreach is the risk: too much, too soon, too sure.

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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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