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Where Were the Planets on October 8, 1903?

Quick Answer

On October 8, 1903, the Sun was in Libra (14°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 8, 1903. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°41' Aries at midnight UTC to 12°50' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 8, 1903
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°01'30" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1903	Oct 24, 1903 into Scorpio
Moon	6°14'32" Taurus	Direct	Oct 8, 1903	Oct 10, 1903 into Gemini
Mercury	4°24'40" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 29, 1903	Nov 4, 1903 into Scorpio
Venus	15°40'03" Virgo	Stationing direct	Sep 6, 1903	Nov 8, 1903 into Libra
Mars	11°10'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 22, 1903	Nov 3, 1903 into Capricorn
Jupiter	15°06'55" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1903	Mar 1, 1904 into Aries
Saturn	2°41'11" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	22°12'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°57'13" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°39'15" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	6°19'06" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 8, 1903

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 8, 00:34 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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