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Where Were the Planets on October 20, 1901?

Quick Answer

On October 20, 1901, the Sun was in Libra (26°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 20, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°16' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 29°50' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 20, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°24'04" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1901	Oct 24, 1901 into Scorpio
Moon	23°31'08" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 18, 1901	Oct 21, 1901 into Aquarius
Mercury	19°26'02" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 1, 1901	Dec 6, 1901 into Sagittarius
Venus	8°59'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 12, 1901	Nov 7, 1901 into Capricorn
Mars	4°17'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 14, 1901	Nov 24, 1901 into Capricorn
Jupiter	7°01'38" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	10°49'26" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°18'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°25'43" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 19, 1901	Dec 25, 1901 into Gemini
Pluto	18°31'17" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	14°20'21" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on October 20, 1901

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 20, 17:58 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Capricorn	26°39' Capricorn

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