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Where Were the Planets on October 5, 1901?

Quick Answer

On October 5, 1901, the Sun was in Libra (11°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (43% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 5, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°42' Cancer at midnight UTC to 26°11' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 5, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°32'24" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1901	Oct 24, 1901 into Scorpio
Moon	19°29'08" Cancer	Direct	Oct 4, 1901	Oct 6, 1901 into Leo
Mercury	5°30'48" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1901	Dec 6, 1901 into Sagittarius
Venus	21°24'31" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 17, 1901	Oct 12, 1901 into Sagittarius
Mars	23°35'51" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 31, 1901	Oct 14, 1901 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°09'56" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	10°08'28" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°41'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°29'37" Cancer	Stationing direct	Jul 19, 1901	Dec 25, 1901 into Gemini
Pluto	18°38'51" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	15°08'01" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on October 5, 1901

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 5, 04:35 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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