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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 1958?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 1958, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°34' Gemini at midnight UTC to 3°14' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°38'17" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1957	Jan 20, 1958 into Aquarius
Moon	26°21'46" Gemini	Direct	Jan 2, 1958	Jan 4, 1958 into Cancer
Mercury	25°17'33" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Dec 28, 1957	Jan 14, 1958 into Capricorn
Venus	16°02'05" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1957	Apr 6, 1958 into Pisces
Mars	8°37'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1957	Feb 3, 1958 into Capricorn
Jupiter	29°01'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°49'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°40'58" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°29'36" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°05'28" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 19, 1957	Apr 11, 1958 into Leo
North Node	7°11'48" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on January 4, 1958

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 18:21 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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