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Where Were the Planets on December 22, 1965?

Quick Answer

On December 22, 1965, the Sun was in Capricorn (0°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 22, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°57' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 2°19' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 22, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°26'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1965	Jan 20, 1966 into Aquarius
Moon	26°10'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1965	Dec 22, 1965 into Capricorn
Mercury	8°43'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1965	Jan 7, 1966 into Capricorn
Venus	10°06'07" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1965	Feb 6, 1966 into Capricorn
Mars	29°25'33" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 14, 1965	Dec 23, 1965 into Aquarius
Jupiter	25°40'54" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	11°45'19" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	19°37'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°08'48" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°28'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°09'15" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 22, 1965

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 22, 01:40 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice
Dec 22, 19:26 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 22, 21:03 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	0°49' Capricorn

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