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Where Were the Planets on October 6, 1909?

Quick Answer

On October 6, 1909, the Sun was in Libra (12°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (48% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 6, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°42' Cancer at midnight UTC to 21°35' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 6, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°35'01" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1909	Oct 24, 1909 into Scorpio
Moon	15°12'14" Cancer	Direct	Oct 5, 1909	Oct 7, 1909 into Leo
Mercury	25°12'42" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 1, 1909	Nov 7, 1909 into Scorpio
Venus	23°05'18" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 17, 1909	Oct 12, 1909 into Sagittarius
Mars	27°31'24" Pisces	Retrograde	Sep 26, 1909	Nov 20, 1909 into Aries
Jupiter	28°50'16" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	20°20'04" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	17°08'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	19°16'14" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	26°52'51" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	10°20'58" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 6, 1909

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 6, 06:44 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	12°22' Cancer

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