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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1957?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1957, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (42% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°50' Aries at midnight UTC to 15°05' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°57'56" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1956	Jan 20, 1957 into Aquarius
Moon	8°56'20" Aries	Direct	Jan 7, 1957	Jan 10, 1957 into Taurus
Mercury	22°53'13" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 8, 1956	Feb 12, 1957 into Aquarius
Venus	24°34'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 19, 1956	Jan 12, 1957 into Capricorn
Mars	18°00'38" Aries	Direct	Dec 6, 1956	Jan 28, 1957 into Taurus
Jupiter	1°42'10" Libra	Direct	Dec 13, 1956	Feb 19, 1957 into Virgo
Saturn	10°05'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	5°39'31" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°24'55" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	0°07'16" Virgo	Retrograde	Oct 20, 1956	Jan 15, 1957 into Leo
North Node	26°18'47" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on January 8, 1957

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 14:29 UTC	The Sun square Mars	Exact square

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