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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1954?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1954, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1954. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°57' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°32' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1954
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°50'12" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1953	Jan 20, 1954 into Aquarius
Moon	23°47'06" Gemini	Direct	Jan 14, 1954	Jan 16, 1954 into Cancer
Mercury	26°56'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 1953	Jan 18, 1954 into Aquarius
Venus	22°35'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1953	Jan 22, 1954 into Aquarius
Mars	16°05'14" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 20, 1953	Feb 9, 1954 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	17°26'56" Gemini	Retrograde	May 9, 1953	May 24, 1954 into Cancer
Saturn	8°29'10" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	20°51'31" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	26°01'38" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	24°26'25" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	23°55'37" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 16, 1954

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 16:31 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square
Jan 16, 23:00 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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