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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 1955?

Quick Answer

On January 5, 1955, the Sun was in Capricorn (14°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (88% 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 5, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°41' Taurus at midnight UTC to 10°21' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°22'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1954	Jan 20, 1955 into Aquarius
Moon	3°00'58" Gemini	Direct	Jan 5, 1955	Jan 7, 1955 into Cancer
Mercury	20°57'35" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 23, 1954	Jan 10, 1955 into Aquarius
Venus	29°21'27" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 27, 1954	Jan 6, 1955 into Sagittarius
Mars	23°02'42" Pisces	Direct	Dec 4, 1954	Jan 15, 1955 into Aries
Jupiter	26°16'46" Cancer	Retrograde	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	18°43'50" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	26°08'26" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	28°04'09" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°28'01" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°10'52" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 5, 1955

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 07:04 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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Jupiter and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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