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Where Were the Planets on December 24, 1965?

Quick Answer

On December 24, 1965, the Sun was in Capricorn (2°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 24, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°33' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 26°37' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 24, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°28'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1965	Jan 20, 1966 into Aquarius
Moon	20°36'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1965	Dec 25, 1965 into Aquarius
Mercury	10°55'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1965	Jan 7, 1966 into Capricorn
Venus	11°01'40" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1965	Feb 6, 1966 into Capricorn
Mars	0°59'34" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1965	Jan 30, 1966 into Pisces
Jupiter	25°24'45" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	11°53'12" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	19°37'59" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°12'27" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°28'06" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	3°02'54" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 24, 1965

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 24, 15:36 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile

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