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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1954?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1954, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (14% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus 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 1, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°23' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°49' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°32'57" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1953	Jan 20, 1954 into Aquarius
Moon	27°34'48" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 30, 1953	Jan 1, 1954 into Sagittarius
Mercury	2°46'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 1953	Jan 18, 1954 into Aquarius
Venus	3°43'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1953	Jan 22, 1954 into Aquarius
Mars	7°13'16" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 20, 1953	Feb 9, 1954 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	18°57'31" Gemini	Retrograde	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	7°31'05" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	21°30'23" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°52'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°43'12" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°43'16" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 1, 1954

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 16:39 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on January 1, 1954?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Mars and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Scorpio, 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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