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Where Were the Planets on October 23, 1900?

Quick Answer

On October 23, 1900, the Sun was in Libra (29°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 23, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°00' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°55' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 23, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°37'45" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1900	Oct 23, 1900 into Scorpio
Moon	28°58'04" Libra	Direct	Oct 21, 1900	Oct 23, 1900 into Scorpio
Mercury	22°21'35" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 7, 1900	Oct 30, 1900 into Sagittarius
Venus	16°45'19" Virgo	Direct	Oct 8, 1900	Nov 3, 1900 into Libra
Mars	15°05'08" Leo	Direct	Sep 26, 1900	Nov 23, 1900 into Virgo
Jupiter	10°42'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	0°27'00" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	10°15'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°08'35" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	17°28'35" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	3°30'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 23, 1900

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 23, 00:25 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine
Oct 23, 13:27 UTC	New Moon in Libra	29°41' Libra
Oct 23, 14:04 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Oct 23, 20:55 UTC	The Sun enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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