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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1903?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1903, the Sun was in Leo (11°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 1903. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°34' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 16°27' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1903
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°52'34" Leo	Direct	Jul 24, 1903	Aug 24, 1903 into Virgo
Moon	10°31'35" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 4, 1903	Aug 7, 1903 into Aquarius
Mercury	22°12'14" Leo	Direct	Jul 25, 1903	Aug 9, 1903 into Virgo
Venus	23°48'54" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1903	Aug 17, 1903 into Libra
Mars	29°18'39" Libra	Direct	May 30, 1903	Aug 6, 1903 into Scorpio
Jupiter	22°30'13" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1903	Mar 1, 1904 into Aries
Saturn	5°32'10" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	21°55'18" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	4°50'08" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°19'10" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	9°42'27" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 5, 1903

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 08:28 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine

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