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Where Were the Planets on December 2, 1975?

Quick Answer

On December 2, 1975, the Sun was in Sagittarius (9°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Sagittarius. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork. Mercury sextiled Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 2, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°30' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°43' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 2, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°40'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1975	Dec 22, 1975 into Capricorn
Moon	2°38'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1975	Dec 4, 1975 into Capricorn
Mercury	11°41'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 25, 1975	Dec 14, 1975 into Capricorn
Venus	24°50'36" Libra	Direct	Nov 9, 1975	Dec 7, 1975 into Scorpio
Mars	27°55'02" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1975	Mar 18, 1976 into Cancer
Jupiter	14°51'36" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	2°40'59" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 17, 1975	Jan 14, 1976 into Cancer
Uranus	5°01'18" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	11°26'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°10'45" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	20°49'33" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on December 2, 1975

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 2, 04:02 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Penetrating focus. Good for investigation and frank talks.
Dec 2, 07:32 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 2, 08:04 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.

Born on December 2, 1975?

The Sun, Mercury and Neptune were all in Sagittarius, so everyone born that day is a Sagittarius several times over. Mercury and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, 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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