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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1945?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 1945, the Sun was in Aquarius (3°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (77% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°31' Taurus at midnight UTC to 12°07' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°08'28" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1945	Feb 19, 1945 into Pisces
Moon	5°21'32" Gemini	Direct	Jan 23, 1945	Jan 25, 1945 into Cancer
Mercury	11°24'40" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1945	Feb 5, 1945 into Aquarius
Venus	19°41'28" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1945	Feb 2, 1945 into Aries
Mars	13°16'59" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1945	Feb 14, 1945 into Aquarius
Jupiter	27°17'30" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	5°20'18" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	9°20'37" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°21'45" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°14'22" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°36'56" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 23, 1945

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 02:34 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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Mercury and Mars sat 2 degrees apart in Capricorn, 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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