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Where Were the Planets on January 13, 1955?

Quick Answer

On January 13, 1955, the Sun was in Capricorn (22°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (73% 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 13, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°45' Virgo at midnight UTC to 1°25' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 13, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°31'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1954	Jan 20, 1955 into Aquarius
Moon	25°08'36" Virgo	Direct	Jan 11, 1955	Jan 13, 1955 into Libra
Mercury	4°13'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1955	Mar 17, 1955 into Pisces
Venus	6°17'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1955	Feb 6, 1955 into Capricorn
Mars	28°47'17" Pisces	Direct	Dec 4, 1954	Jan 15, 1955 into Aries
Jupiter	25°13'15" Cancer	Retrograde	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	19°21'52" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	25°47'49" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	28°09'42" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°19'14" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°45'27" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 13, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 13, 21:14 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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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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