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Where Were the Planets on September 6, 1939?

Quick Answer

On September 6, 1939, the Sun was in Virgo (12°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 6, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°08' Gemini at midnight UTC to 15°19' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 6, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°59'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1939	Sep 23, 1939 into Libra
Moon	8°41'17" Gemini	Direct	Sep 5, 1939	Sep 8, 1939 into Cancer
Mercury	28°45'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 1939	Sep 7, 1939 into Virgo
Venus	13°09'26" Virgo	Direct	Aug 26, 1939	Sep 20, 1939 into Libra
Mars	25°08'43" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 21, 1939	Sep 24, 1939 into Aquarius
Jupiter	6°28'03" Aries	Retrograde	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	0°47'48" Taurus	Retrograde	Jul 6, 1939	Sep 22, 1939 into Aries
Uranus	21°56'10" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	22°41'03" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°12'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	1°43'22" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on September 6, 1939

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 6, 20:25 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	13°20' Gemini

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