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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1957?

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On January 23, 1957, the Sun was in Aquarius (3°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (44% illuminated). 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 23, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°50' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 16°51' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1957
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun3°14'11" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon10°24'11" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury11°26'24" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus13°18'44" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mars26°55'01" AriesDirect into Taurus
Jupiter1°43'14" LibraRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn11°30'49" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus5°01'08" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Neptune2°33'59" ScorpioDirect into Libra
Pluto29°49'38" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
North Node25°31'08" ScorpioDirect into Libra

Sky Events on January 23, 1957

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on January 23, 1957?

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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