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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1957?

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On January 20, 1957, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (76% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun entered Aquarius, and Aquarius season began.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°14' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°33' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1957
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun0°11'05" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon29°27'17" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury11°22'53" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Venus9°33'42" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mars25°06'50" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter1°46'28" LibraRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn11°14'44" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus5°08'59" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune2°32'47" ScorpioDirect into Libra
Pluto29°53'29" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node25°40'40" ScorpioDirect into Libra

Sky Events on January 20, 1957

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo

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Mercury and Venus sat 2 degrees apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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