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Where Were the Planets on October 6, 1939?

Quick Answer

On October 6, 1939, the Sun was in Libra (12°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 6, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°55' Cancer at midnight UTC to 22°49' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 6, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°19'44" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1939	Oct 24, 1939 into Scorpio
Moon	15°50'15" Cancer	Direct	Oct 5, 1939	Oct 7, 1939 into Leo
Mercury	22°30'58" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1939	Oct 11, 1939 into Scorpio
Venus	20°30'15" Libra	Direct	Sep 20, 1939	Oct 14, 1939 into Scorpio
Mars	5°09'39" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 24, 1939	Nov 19, 1939 into Pisces
Jupiter	2°36'51" Aries	Retrograde	May 11, 1939	Oct 30, 1939 into Pisces
Saturn	29°01'16" Aries	Retrograde	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	21°22'04" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°47'12" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	2°44'07" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	0°08'03" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on October 6, 1939

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

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 6, 05:28 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	12°03' Cancer

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