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Where Were the Planets on January 18, 1958?

Quick Answer

On January 18, 1958, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Venus, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 18, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°45' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 17°38' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 18, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°54'03" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1957	Jan 20, 1958 into Aquarius
Moon	11°13'40" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 17, 1958	Jan 19, 1958 into Aquarius
Mercury	4°10'00" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1958	Feb 6, 1958 into Aquarius
Venus	14°04'43" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 6, 1957	Apr 6, 1958 into Pisces
Mars	18°26'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1957	Feb 3, 1958 into Capricorn
Jupiter	0°27'09" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 13, 1958	Mar 20, 1958 into Libra
Saturn	21°20'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°07'14" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°41'16" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°50'47" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 19, 1957	Apr 11, 1958 into Leo
North Node	6°27'20" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on January 18, 1958

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 18, 23:14 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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