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Where Were the Planets on September 30, 1942?

Quick Answer

On September 30, 1942, the Sun was in Libra (6°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (68% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 30, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°33' Gemini at midnight UTC to 21°32' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 30, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°41'25" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1942	Oct 24, 1942 into Scorpio
Moon	15°34'36" Gemini	Direct	Sep 29, 1942	Oct 1, 1942 into Cancer
Mercury	25°48'20" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 31, 1942	Nov 7, 1942 into Scorpio
Venus	24°39'20" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1942	Oct 4, 1942 into Libra
Mars	8°30'12" Libra	Direct	Sep 17, 1942	Nov 1, 1942 into Scorpio
Jupiter	22°22'11" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	12°29'53" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	4°25'03" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	29°52'55" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	6°55'25" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	2°24'52" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on September 30, 1942

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 30, 17:47 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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