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Where Were the Planets on January 22, 1957?

Quick Answer

On January 22, 1957, the Sun was in Aquarius (2°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 22, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°25' Libra at midnight UTC to 3°50' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 22, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°13'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1957	Feb 18, 1957 into Pisces
Moon	27°11'32" Libra	Direct	Jan 20, 1957	Jan 22, 1957 into Scorpio
Mercury	11°17'16" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Dec 8, 1956	Feb 12, 1957 into Aquarius
Venus	12°03'43" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 12, 1957	Feb 5, 1957 into Aquarius
Mars	26°18'53" Aries	Direct	Dec 6, 1956	Jan 28, 1957 into Taurus
Jupiter	1°44'30" Libra	Retrograde	Dec 13, 1956	Feb 19, 1957 into Virgo
Saturn	11°25'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	5°03'45" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	2°33'37" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 19, 1956	Jun 15, 1957 into Libra
Pluto	29°50'56" Leo	Retrograde	Jan 15, 1957	Aug 19, 1957 into Virgo
North Node	25°34'18" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on January 22, 1957

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 22, 00:56 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Jan 22, 17:02 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 22, 20:05 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square
Jan 22, 21:48 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	2°38' Scorpio

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