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Where Were the Planets on October 6, 1936?

Quick Answer

On October 6, 1936, the Sun was in Libra (13°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (61% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 6, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°23' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°05' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 6, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°02'39" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1936	Oct 23, 1936 into Scorpio
Moon	0°17'55" Cancer	Direct	Oct 6, 1936	Oct 8, 1936 into Leo
Mercury	2°28'29" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 27, 1936	Nov 2, 1936 into Scorpio
Venus	9°29'44" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 28, 1936	Oct 23, 1936 into Sagittarius
Mars	6°08'50" Virgo	Direct	Sep 26, 1936	Nov 14, 1936 into Libra
Jupiter	19°03'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	17°20'19" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	8°33'29" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	17°29'32" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°38'32" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	28°07'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 6, 1936

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 6, 11:28 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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