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Where Were the Planets on March 3, 1900?

Quick Answer

On March 3, 1900, the Sun was in Pisces (12°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 3, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°46' Aries at midnight UTC to 18°45' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 3, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°28'51" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1900	Mar 21, 1900 into Aries
Moon	11°18'58" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 1900	Mar 4, 1900 into Taurus
Mercury	29°25'48" Pisces	Direct	Feb 15, 1900	Mar 3, 1900 into Aries
Venus	21°27'31" Aries	Direct	Feb 13, 1900	Mar 10, 1900 into Taurus
Mars	2°01'44" Pisces	Direct	Feb 28, 1900	Apr 8, 1900 into Aries
Jupiter	9°57'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	3°38'05" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 21, 1900	Jul 18, 1900 into Sagittarius
Uranus	12°23'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°12'44" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	14°41'58" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	15°53'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on March 3, 1900

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 3, 09:50 UTC	The Sun square Uranus	Exact square
Mar 3, 21:19 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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