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Where Were the Planets on October 4, 1901?

Quick Answer

On October 4, 1901, the Sun was in Libra (10°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Pluto was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 4, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°53' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 4, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°33'15" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1901	Oct 24, 1901 into Scorpio
Moon	5°50'15" Cancer	Direct	Oct 4, 1901	Oct 6, 1901 into Leo
Mercury	4°16'20" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1901	Dec 6, 1901 into Sagittarius
Venus	20°13'41" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 17, 1901	Oct 12, 1901 into Sagittarius
Mars	22°53'42" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 31, 1901	Oct 14, 1901 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°03'41" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	10°06'29" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°39'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°29'36" Cancer	Stationing retrograde	Jul 19, 1901	Dec 25, 1901 into Gemini
Pluto	18°39'11" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	15°11'11" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on October 4, 1901

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 4, 00:46 UTC	The Sun square Saturn	Exact square
Oct 4, 01:54 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Oct 4, 20:52 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	10°55' Cancer

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