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Where Were the Planets on October 3, 1903?

Quick Answer

On October 3, 1903, the Sun was in Libra (9°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (91% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 3, 1903. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°17' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 9°21' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 3, 1903
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°05'46" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1903	Oct 24, 1903 into Scorpio
Moon	3°18'54" Pisces	Direct	Oct 3, 1903	Oct 5, 1903 into Aries
Mercury	9°22'05" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 29, 1903	Nov 4, 1903 into Scorpio
Venus	16°18'57" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 6, 1903	Nov 8, 1903 into Libra
Mars	7°37'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 22, 1903	Nov 3, 1903 into Capricorn
Jupiter	15°38'33" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1903	Mar 1, 1904 into Aries
Saturn	2°42'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	22°04'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°56'31" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°40'49" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	6°34'59" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 3, 1903

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 3, 05:24 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Oct 3, 15:03 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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