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Where Were the Planets on September 6, 1931?

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On September 6, 1931, the Sun was in Virgo (12°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (38% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 6, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°37' Gemini at midnight UTC to 3°43' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 6, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°55'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1931	Sep 24, 1931 into Libra
Moon	27°07'28" Gemini	Direct	Sep 4, 1931	Sep 6, 1931 into Cancer
Mercury	10°04'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 28, 1931	Oct 4, 1931 into Libra
Venus	12°28'16" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1931	Sep 20, 1931 into Libra
Mars	22°46'59" Libra	Direct	Aug 1, 1931	Sep 17, 1931 into Scorpio
Jupiter	11°06'38" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1931	Aug 11, 1932 into Virgo
Saturn	16°50'18" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	18°41'28" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	5°48'23" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	21°42'56" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	6°27'14" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on September 6, 1931

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 6, 17:14 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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