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Where Were the Planets on September 6, 1955?

Quick Answer

On September 6, 1955, the Sun was in Virgo (13°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (80% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 6, 1955. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°04' Aries at midnight UTC to 13°02' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 6, 1955
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°07'07" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1955	Sep 23, 1955 into Libra
Moon	6°02'41" Taurus	Direct	Sep 6, 1955	Sep 8, 1955 into Gemini
Mercury	7°02'50" Libra	Direct	Sep 1, 1955	Nov 8, 1955 into Scorpio
Venus	14°31'39" Virgo	Direct	Aug 25, 1955	Sep 18, 1955 into Libra
Mars	6°24'38" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1955	Oct 13, 1955 into Libra
Jupiter	18°17'11" Leo	Direct	Jun 13, 1955	Nov 17, 1955 into Virgo
Saturn	16°23'24" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 22, 1953	Jan 12, 1956 into Sagittarius
Uranus	0°39'42" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1955	Jan 28, 1956 into Cancer
Neptune	26°23'59" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	27°01'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°15'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Apr 13, 1955	Oct 30, 1956 into Scorpio

Sky Events on September 6, 1955

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 6, 01:36 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on September 6, 1955?

The Sun, Venus and Mars were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. The Sun and Venus sat 1 degrees apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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