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Where Were the Planets on July 5, 1901?

Quick Answer

On July 5, 1901, the Sun was in Cancer (12°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on July 5, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°04' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 2°37' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on July 5, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°43'53" Cancer	Direct	Jun 22, 1901	Jul 23, 1901 into Leo
Moon	25°49'49" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 3, 1901	Jul 5, 1901 into Pisces
Mercury	24°54'53" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 1, 1901	Aug 10, 1901 into Leo
Venus	0°20'16" Leo	Direct	Jul 5, 1901	Jul 29, 1901 into Virgo
Mars	25°21'20" Virgo	Direct	May 11, 1901	Jul 13, 1901 into Libra
Jupiter	7°33'34" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°07'03" Capricorn	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°46'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°29'14" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	17°46'43" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	20°00'19" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on July 5, 1901

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jul 5, 00:32 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Jul 5, 05:22 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jul 5, 19:22 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jul 5, 21:01 UTC	The Sun opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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