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Where Were the Planets on October 6, 1928?

Quick Answer

On October 6, 1928, the Sun was in Libra (12°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 6, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°44' Cancer at midnight UTC to 23°33' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 6, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°58'38" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1928	Oct 23, 1928 into Scorpio
Moon	16°41'02" Cancer	Direct	Oct 5, 1928	Oct 7, 1928 into Leo
Mercury	7°34'12" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 27, 1928	Oct 24, 1928 into Libra
Venus	8°51'09" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 29, 1928	Oct 23, 1928 into Sagittarius
Mars	1°20'27" Cancer	Direct	Oct 3, 1928	Dec 20, 1928 into Gemini
Jupiter	8°13'31" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 4, 1928	Jun 12, 1929 into Gemini
Saturn	14°29'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	5°05'54" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	0°28'28" Virgo	Direct	Sep 21, 1928	Feb 19, 1929 into Leo
Pluto	18°21'07" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	2°50'59" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 6, 1928

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 6, 00:46 UTC	Venus opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Oct 6, 05:06 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	12°41' Cancer

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