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Where Were the Planets on January 6, 1955?

Quick Answer

On January 6, 1955, the Sun was in Capricorn (15°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 6, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°22' Gemini at midnight UTC to 25°05' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 6, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°23'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1954	Jan 20, 1955 into Aquarius
Moon	17°44'12" Gemini	Direct	Jan 5, 1955	Jan 7, 1955 into Cancer
Mercury	22°36'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 23, 1954	Jan 10, 1955 into Aquarius
Venus	0°10'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1955	Feb 6, 1955 into Capricorn
Mars	23°45'48" Pisces	Direct	Dec 4, 1954	Jan 15, 1955 into Aries
Jupiter	26°08'59" Cancer	Retrograde	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	18°48'51" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	26°05'53" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	28°04'57" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°27'00" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°07'42" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 6, 1955

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 6, 06:46 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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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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