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Where Were the Planets on January 15, 1956?

Quick Answer

On January 15, 1956, the Sun was in Capricorn (24°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 15, 1956. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°21' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 26°31' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 15, 1956
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°19'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1955	Jan 21, 1956 into Aquarius
Moon	20°25'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 13, 1956	Jan 16, 1956 into Pisces
Mercury	12°32'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1956	Feb 2, 1956 into Capricorn
Venus	27°25'28" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 24, 1955	Jan 17, 1956 into Pisces
Mars	0°54'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1956	Feb 28, 1956 into Capricorn
Jupiter	0°14'02" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 17, 1955	Jan 18, 1956 into Leo
Saturn	0°14'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1956	May 14, 1956 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°32'49" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	0°20'10" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 24, 1955	Mar 11, 1956 into Libra
Pluto	28°07'53" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°19'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 15, 1956

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 15, 11:43 UTC	Jupiter square Saturn	Exact square

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