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Where Were the Planets on September 9, 1942?

Quick Answer

On September 9, 1942, the Sun was in Virgo (16°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (1% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 9, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°03' Leo at midnight UTC to 8°44' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 9, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°10'12" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1942	Sep 23, 1942 into Libra
Moon	2°22'15" Virgo	Direct	Sep 9, 1942	Sep 11, 1942 into Libra
Mercury	12°02'24" Libra	Direct	Aug 31, 1942	Nov 7, 1942 into Scorpio
Venus	28°37'51" Leo	Direct	Aug 17, 1942	Sep 10, 1942 into Virgo
Mars	24°53'07" Virgo	Direct	Aug 1, 1942	Sep 17, 1942 into Libra
Jupiter	19°16'09" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	12°17'56" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	4°35'15" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	29°06'20" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	6°30'11" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°31'35" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on September 9, 1942

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 9, 07:30 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Sep 9, 17:21 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine

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