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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1957?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1957, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The Full Moon fell at 25°52' Cancer.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°50' Cancer at midnight UTC to 7°06' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°06'50" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1956	Jan 20, 1957 into Aquarius
Moon	29°27'56" Cancer	Direct	Jan 14, 1957	Jan 16, 1957 into Leo
Mercury	13°22'17" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 8, 1956	Feb 12, 1957 into Aquarius
Venus	4°33'43" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 12, 1957	Feb 5, 1957 into Aquarius
Mars	22°43'32" Aries	Direct	Dec 6, 1956	Jan 28, 1957 into Taurus
Jupiter	1°48'05" Libra	Stationing direct	Dec 13, 1956	Feb 19, 1957 into Virgo
Saturn	10°52'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	5°19'21" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°30'42" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	29°58'23" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	25°53'22" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on January 16, 1957

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 06:21 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	25°52' Cancer
Jan 16, 12:50 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on January 16, 1957?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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