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Where Were the Planets on April 5, 1901?

Quick Answer

On April 5, 1901, the Sun was in Aries (15°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 5, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°46' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°34' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 5, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°00'38" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1901	Apr 20, 1901 into Taurus
Moon	0°40'35" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 5, 1901	Apr 7, 1901 into Sagittarius
Mercury	17°18'09" Pisces	Direct	Feb 7, 1901	Apr 15, 1901 into Aries
Venus	8°21'58" Aries	Direct	Mar 29, 1901	Apr 22, 1901 into Taurus
Mars	23°04'21" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Mar 1, 1901	May 11, 1901 into Virgo
Jupiter	12°03'58" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	16°02'24" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°49'01" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°40'08" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	15°54'57" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	24°49'27" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on April 5, 1901

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 5, 00:53 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square
Apr 5, 10:37 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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