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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1958?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1958, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Venus, 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, 1958. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°19' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 12°48' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1958
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°56'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1957	Jan 20, 1958 into Aquarius
Moon	6°35'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1958	Jan 22, 1958 into Pisces
Mercury	6°28'02" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1958	Feb 6, 1958 into Aquarius
Venus	13°10'31" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 6, 1957	Apr 6, 1958 into Pisces
Mars	19°51'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1957	Feb 3, 1958 into Capricorn
Jupiter	0°36'55" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 13, 1958	Mar 20, 1958 into Libra
Saturn	21°32'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°02'07" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°42'25" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	1°48'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 19, 1957	Apr 11, 1958 into Leo
North Node	6°20'58" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on January 20, 1958

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 13:28 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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Mars and Saturn sat 2 degrees apart in Sagittarius, 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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