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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1957?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1957, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°17' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 21°19' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°49'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1956	Jan 20, 1957 into Aquarius
Moon	15°19'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 31, 1956	Jan 2, 1957 into Aquarius
Mercury	27°25'44" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Dec 8, 1956	Feb 12, 1957 into Aquarius
Venus	15°49'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 19, 1956	Jan 12, 1957 into Capricorn
Mars	13°58'15" Aries	Direct	Dec 6, 1956	Jan 28, 1957 into Taurus
Jupiter	1°27'06" Libra	Direct	Dec 13, 1956	Feb 19, 1957 into Virgo
Saturn	9°21'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	5°56'09" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°18'10" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	0°13'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Oct 20, 1956	Jan 15, 1957 into Leo
North Node	26°41'02" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on January 1, 1957

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 02:14 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	10°25' Capricorn

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