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Where Were the Planets on January 18, 1955?

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On January 18, 1955, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (27% 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 18, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°38' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°27' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 18, 1955
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun27°37'23" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon25°33'18" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury12°24'51" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus10°59'29" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars2°22'19" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter24°32'53" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Saturn19°43'07" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Uranus25°34'45" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Neptune28°12'05" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto26°13'08" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node4°29'34" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 18, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on January 18, 1955?

Jupiter and Uranus sat 1 degrees 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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