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Where Were the Planets on January 18, 1957?

Quick Answer

On January 18, 1957, the Sun was in Capricorn (28°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 18, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°23' Leo at midnight UTC to 7°28' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 18, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°08'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1956	Jan 20, 1957 into Aquarius
Moon	29°57'57" Leo	Direct	Jan 16, 1957	Jan 18, 1957 into Virgo
Mercury	12°03'46" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 8, 1956	Feb 12, 1957 into Aquarius
Venus	7°03'41" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 12, 1957	Feb 5, 1957 into Aquarius
Mars	23°55'03" Aries	Direct	Dec 6, 1956	Jan 28, 1957 into Taurus
Jupiter	1°47'40" Libra	Stationing direct	Dec 13, 1956	Feb 19, 1957 into Virgo
Saturn	11°03'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	5°14'11" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°31'49" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	29°55'59" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	25°47'01" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on January 18, 1957

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 18, 12:03 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on January 18, 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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