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Where Were the Planets on January 6, 1954?

Quick Answer

On January 6, 1954, the Sun was in Capricorn (15°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 6, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°28' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°17' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 6, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°38'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1953	Jan 20, 1954 into Aquarius
Moon	3°21'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1954	Jan 8, 1954 into Pisces
Mercury	10°39'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 1953	Jan 18, 1954 into Aquarius
Venus	10°01'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1953	Jan 22, 1954 into Aquarius
Mars	10°11'47" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 20, 1953	Feb 9, 1954 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	18°23'43" Gemini	Retrograde	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	7°52'35" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	21°17'33" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	25°56'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°38'06" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°27'23" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 6, 1954

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 6, 00:48 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Jan 6, 06:08 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 6, 18:21 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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