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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1955?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 1955, the Sun was in Aquarius (2°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°00' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 2°40' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°42'47" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1955	Feb 19, 1955 into Pisces
Moon	26°18'23" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 21, 1955	Jan 23, 1955 into Aquarius
Mercury	20°03'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1955	Mar 17, 1955 into Pisces
Venus	15°53'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1955	Feb 6, 1955 into Capricorn
Mars	5°57'04" Aries	Direct	Jan 15, 1955	Feb 26, 1955 into Taurus
Jupiter	23°52'57" Cancer	Retrograde	May 24, 1954	Jun 13, 1955 into Leo
Saturn	20°02'18" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	25°21'45" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	28°13'37" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	26°06'39" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	4°13'41" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 23, 1953	Apr 13, 1955 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 23, 1955

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 11:38 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square
Jan 23, 18:58 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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