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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 1955?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 1955, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (79% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°08' Taurus at midnight UTC to 25°40' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°21'41" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1954	Jan 20, 1955 into Aquarius
Moon	18°23'14" Taurus	Direct	Jan 3, 1955	Jan 5, 1955 into Gemini
Mercury	19°19'01" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 23, 1954	Jan 10, 1955 into Aquarius
Venus	28°32'55" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 27, 1954	Jan 6, 1955 into Sagittarius
Mars	22°19'35" Pisces	Direct	Dec 4, 1954	Jan 15, 1955 into Aries
Jupiter	26°24'30" Cancer	Retrograde	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	18°38'46" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	26°10'58" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	28°03'18" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°29'01" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°14'03" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 4, 1955

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 01:38 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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