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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1903?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1903, the Sun was in Leo (15°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (99% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 1903. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°07' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 4°03' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1903
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°42'30" Leo	Direct	Jul 24, 1903	Aug 24, 1903 into Virgo
Moon	28°05'12" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 7, 1903	Aug 9, 1903 into Pisces
Mercury	29°33'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 25, 1903	Aug 9, 1903 into Virgo
Venus	26°12'03" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1903	Aug 17, 1903 into Libra
Mars	1°39'09" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1903	Sep 22, 1903 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	22°11'55" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1903	Mar 1, 1904 into Aries
Saturn	5°14'39" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	21°50'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	4°57'26" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°22'48" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	9°29'44" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 9, 1903

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 15:50 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Aug 9, 17:50 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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