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Where Were the Planets on December 21, 1965?

Quick Answer

On December 21, 1965, the Sun was in Sagittarius (29°25' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Jupiter and Pluto 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 21, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°24' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 19°56' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 21, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°25'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1965	Dec 22, 1965 into Capricorn
Moon	13°42'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1965	Dec 22, 1965 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°42'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1965	Jan 7, 1966 into Capricorn
Venus	9°35'54" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1965	Feb 6, 1966 into Capricorn
Mars	28°38'35" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 14, 1965	Dec 23, 1965 into Aquarius
Jupiter	25°49'01" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	11°41'30" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	19°37'36" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°06'57" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°28'17" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°12'26" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 21, 1965

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on December 21, 1965?

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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