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Where Were the Planets on October 9, 1941?

Quick Answer

On October 9, 1941, the Sun was in Libra (15°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (85% illuminated). Mars, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 9, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°22' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°12' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 9, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°47'49" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1941	Oct 23, 1941 into Scorpio
Moon	1°17'44" Gemini	Direct	Oct 9, 1941	Oct 11, 1941 into Cancer
Mercury	10°12'59" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 28, 1941	Oct 29, 1941 into Libra
Venus	28°29'30" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 15, 1941	Oct 10, 1941 into Sagittarius
Mars	17°08'30" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 2, 1941	Jan 11, 1942 into Taurus
Jupiter	21°26'37" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	27°49'24" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	29°53'25" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	28°06'59" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	5°36'39" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°15'57" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on October 9, 1941

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 9, 03:57 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Oct 9, 09:22 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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