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Where Were the Planets on September 6, 1904?

Quick Answer

On September 6, 1904, the Sun was in Virgo (13°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (16% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 6, 1904. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°16' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°42' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 6, 1904
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°26'10" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1904	Sep 23, 1904 into Libra
Moon	26°26'49" Cancer	Direct	Sep 4, 1904	Sep 6, 1904 into Leo
Mercury	0°37'27" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1904	Sep 7, 1904 into Virgo
Venus	29°54'19" Virgo	Direct	Aug 13, 1904	Sep 6, 1904 into Libra
Mars	14°17'27" Leo	Direct	Aug 15, 1904	Oct 1, 1904 into Virgo
Jupiter	29°43'15" Aries	Retrograde	Aug 31, 1904	Mar 7, 1905 into Taurus
Saturn	15°46'23" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	25°57'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°50'37" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	21°40'40" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	18°37'54" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on September 6, 1904

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 6, 13:50 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Sep 6, 17:53 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Sep 6, 22:27 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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