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Where Were the Planets on September 6, 1950?

Quick Answer

On September 6, 1950, the Sun was in Virgo (13°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (32% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 6, 1950. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°32' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°46' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 6, 1950
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°19'07" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1950	Sep 23, 1950 into Libra
Moon	4°37'59" Cancer	Direct	Sep 6, 1950	Sep 8, 1950 into Leo
Mercury	2°06'11" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 27, 1950	Sep 10, 1950 into Virgo
Venus	25°35'58" Leo	Direct	Aug 16, 1950	Sep 10, 1950 into Virgo
Mars	16°54'59" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1950	Sep 25, 1950 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°01'51" Pisces	Retrograde	Apr 15, 1950	Sep 15, 1950 into Aquarius
Saturn	21°28'55" Virgo	Direct	May 29, 1949	Nov 20, 1950 into Libra
Uranus	8°48'54" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	15°51'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	18°37'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	28°57'15" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 6, 1950

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 6, 02:53 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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