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Where Were the Planets on October 18, 1902?

Quick Answer

On October 18, 1902, the Sun was in Libra (24°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 18, 1902. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°37' Taurus at midnight UTC to 18°03' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 18, 1902
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°10'20" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1902	Oct 24, 1902 into Scorpio
Moon	10°49'48" Taurus	Direct	Oct 17, 1902	Oct 19, 1902 into Gemini
Mercury	27°05'27" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 15, 1902	Nov 10, 1902 into Scorpio
Venus	13°43'31" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1902	Oct 31, 1902 into Scorpio
Mars	26°49'15" Leo	Direct	Sep 4, 1902	Oct 23, 1902 into Virgo
Jupiter	7°44'16" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1902	Feb 20, 1903 into Pisces
Saturn	21°35'07" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	18°23'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°41'29" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	19°33'23" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	25°07'01" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 18, 1902

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 18, 15:34 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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