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Where Were the Planets on December 3, 1966?

Quick Answer

On December 3, 1966, the Sun was in Sagittarius (10°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (70% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 3, 1966. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°55' Leo at midnight UTC to 24°50' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 3, 1966
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°52'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1966	Dec 22, 1966 into Capricorn
Moon	17°52'18" Leo	Direct	Dec 2, 1966	Dec 4, 1966 into Virgo
Mercury	20°32'39" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 13, 1966	Dec 11, 1966 into Sagittarius
Venus	16°54'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1966	Dec 13, 1966 into Capricorn
Mars	29°42'41" Virgo	Direct	Oct 12, 1966	Dec 4, 1966 into Libra
Jupiter	4°14'29" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 27, 1966	Jan 16, 1967 into Cancer
Saturn	22°57'19" Pisces	Direct	Dec 16, 1964	Mar 3, 1967 into Aries
Uranus	24°05'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	22°35'53" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	20°32'08" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	14°49'56" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on December 3, 1966

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 3, 11:46 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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