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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1955?

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On January 21, 1955, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% 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 21, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°22' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 7°33' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1955
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun0°40'39" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon1°26'47" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury17°06'46" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus13°54'47" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars4°31'13" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter24°08'50" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Saturn19°54'53" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Uranus25°26'56" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Neptune28°13'06" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Pluto26°09'17" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node4°20'02" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 21, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on January 21, 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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