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Where Were the Planets on October 3, 1900?

Quick Answer

On October 3, 1900, the Sun was in Libra (9°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (67% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 3, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°06' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 6°55' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 3, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°48'44" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1900	Oct 23, 1900 into Scorpio
Moon	29°57'47" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 1, 1900	Oct 3, 1900 into Aquarius
Mercury	24°07'13" Libra	Direct	Sep 18, 1900	Oct 7, 1900 into Scorpio
Venus	24°31'01" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1900	Oct 8, 1900 into Virgo
Mars	3°56'46" Leo	Direct	Sep 26, 1900	Nov 23, 1900 into Virgo
Jupiter	7°04'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°11'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 18, 1900	Oct 17, 1900 into Capricorn
Uranus	9°22'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°15'44" Gemini	Stationing direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	17°39'18" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	4°34'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 3, 1900

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 3, 00:45 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Oct 3, 12:03 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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