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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1965?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1965, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Uranus. Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1965. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°16' Aries at midnight UTC to 20°37' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1965
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°36'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1965	Jan 20, 1966 into Aquarius
Moon	14°25'22" Aries	Direct	Dec 30, 1965	Jan 1, 1966 into Taurus
Mercury	19°45'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1965	Jan 7, 1966 into Capricorn
Venus	13°17'37" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1965	Feb 6, 1966 into Capricorn
Mars	6°29'22" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1965	Jan 30, 1966 into Pisces
Jupiter	24°29'48" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1965	May 5, 1966 into Cancer
Saturn	12°23'26" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	19°36'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°24'32" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	18°26'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	2°40'39" Gemini	Direct	Aug 2, 1964	Feb 20, 1966 into Taurus

Sky Events on December 31, 1965

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 01:46 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	9°11' Aries
Dec 31, 09:26 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.

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Uranus and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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