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Where Were the Planets on March 6, 1901?

Quick Answer

On March 6, 1901, the Sun was in Pisces (15°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on March 6, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°09' Virgo at midnight UTC to 4°11' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on March 6, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°14'33" Pisces	Direct	Feb 19, 1901	Mar 21, 1901 into Aries
Moon	28°11'27" Virgo	Direct	Mar 4, 1901	Mar 6, 1901 into Libra
Mercury	17°38'57" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 7, 1901	Apr 15, 1901 into Aries
Venus	1°05'48" Pisces	Direct	Mar 5, 1901	Mar 29, 1901 into Aries
Mars	28°17'58" Leo	Retrograde	Mar 1, 1901	May 11, 1901 into Virgo
Jupiter	8°36'36" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	14°22'10" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°47'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°26'41" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	15°41'29" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	26°24'46" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on March 6, 1901

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Mar 6, 15:36 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Mar 6, 22:48 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square

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