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Where Were the Planets on February 5, 1901?

Quick Answer

On February 5, 1901, the Sun was in Aquarius (16°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mars, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 5, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°16' Virgo at midnight UTC to 13°39' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 5, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°01'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1901	Feb 19, 1901 into Pisces
Moon	7°29'59" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1901	Feb 7, 1901 into Libra
Mercury	26°34'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1901	Feb 7, 1901 into Pisces
Venus	24°57'18" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 16, 1901	Feb 9, 1901 into Aquarius
Mars	9°01'50" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 23, 1900	Mar 1, 1901 into Leo
Jupiter	3°31'58" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	11°43'10" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°01'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°42'14" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	15°47'06" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	27°56'54" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on February 5, 1901

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 5, 06:18 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine
Feb 5, 11:57 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Feb 5, 13:50 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine

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