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Where Were the Planets on December 25, 1965?

Quick Answer

On December 25, 1965, the Sun was in Capricorn (3°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Saturn. Worry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 25, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°38' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 8°35' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 25, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°29'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1965	Jan 20, 1966 into Aquarius
Moon	2°37'41" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 25, 1965	Dec 27, 1965 into Pisces
Mercury	12°05'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1965	Jan 7, 1966 into Capricorn
Venus	11°26'51" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1965	Feb 6, 1966 into Capricorn
Mars	1°46'36" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1965	Jan 30, 1966 into Pisces
Jupiter	25°16'44" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	11°57'16" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	19°38'00" Virgo	Stationing direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°14'15" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°27'59" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°59'43" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 25, 1965

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 25, 06:43 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Dec 25, 09:10 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Worry and second-guessing. Communication slows and delays pile up.

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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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