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Where Were the Planets on January 9, 1957?

Quick Answer

On January 9, 1957, the Sun was in Capricorn (18°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 9, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°05' Aries at midnight UTC to 27°37' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 9, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°59'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1956	Jan 20, 1957 into Aquarius
Moon	21°19'45" Aries	Direct	Jan 7, 1957	Jan 10, 1957 into Taurus
Mercury	21°37'57" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 8, 1956	Feb 12, 1957 into Aquarius
Venus	25°48'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 19, 1956	Jan 12, 1957 into Capricorn
Mars	18°35'42" Aries	Direct	Dec 6, 1956	Jan 28, 1957 into Taurus
Jupiter	1°43'34" Libra	Direct	Dec 13, 1956	Feb 19, 1957 into Virgo
Saturn	10°11'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	5°37'03" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°25'45" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	0°06'14" Virgo	Retrograde	Oct 20, 1956	Jan 15, 1957 into Leo
North Node	26°15'37" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on January 9, 1957

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 9, 07:06 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	18°46' Aries

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