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Where Were the Planets on October 12, 1901?

Quick Answer

On October 12, 1901, the Sun was in Libra (18°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 12, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°54' Libra at midnight UTC to 23°53' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 12, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°27'33" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1901	Oct 24, 1901 into Scorpio
Moon	17°54'58" Libra	Direct	Oct 11, 1901	Oct 13, 1901 into Scorpio
Mercury	13°21'42" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1901	Dec 6, 1901 into Sagittarius
Venus	29°38'47" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 17, 1901	Oct 12, 1901 into Sagittarius
Mars	28°33'01" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 31, 1901	Oct 14, 1901 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°57'59" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	10°25'02" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°57'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°28'43" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 19, 1901	Dec 25, 1901 into Gemini
Pluto	18°35'52" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	14°45'46" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on October 12, 1901

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 12, 13:11 UTC	New Moon in Libra	18°30' Libra
Oct 12, 15:20 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine
Oct 12, 19:14 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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