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Where Were the Planets on August 3, 1900?

Quick Answer

On August 3, 1900, the Sun was in Leo (10°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 3, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°25' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 14°30' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 3, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°39'20" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1900	Aug 23, 1900 into Virgo
Moon	8°26'41" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 2, 1900	Aug 5, 1900 into Sagittarius
Mercury	7°02'13" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 27, 1900	Sep 3, 1900 into Virgo
Venus	7°51'41" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1900	Sep 8, 1900 into Leo
Mars	25°38'20" Gemini	Direct	Jun 27, 1900	Aug 10, 1900 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°03'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°08'22" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jul 18, 1900	Oct 17, 1900 into Capricorn
Uranus	8°32'17" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	28°18'41" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	17°20'40" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	7°47'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 3, 1900

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 3, 16:46 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	10°51' Scorpio

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