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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 1955?

Quick Answer

On January 12, 1955, the Sun was in Capricorn (21°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (82% 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 12, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°42' Virgo at midnight UTC to 18°45' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°30'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1954	Jan 20, 1955 into Aquarius
Moon	12°17'16" Virgo	Direct	Jan 11, 1955	Jan 13, 1955 into Libra
Mercury	2°33'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1955	Mar 17, 1955 into Pisces
Venus	5°23'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1955	Feb 6, 1955 into Capricorn
Mars	28°04'15" Pisces	Direct	Dec 4, 1954	Jan 15, 1955 into Aries
Jupiter	25°21'18" Cancer	Retrograde	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	19°17'22" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	25°50'25" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	28°09'08" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°20'24" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°48'38" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 12, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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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.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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