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Where Were the Planets on October 9, 1904?

Quick Answer

On October 9, 1904, the Sun was in Libra (15°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 9, 1904. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°05' Libra at midnight UTC to 27°04' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 9, 1904
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°45'29" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1904	Oct 23, 1904 into Scorpio
Moon	19°36'26" Libra	Direct	Oct 8, 1904	Oct 10, 1904 into Scorpio
Mercury	0°40'17" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1904	Oct 26, 1904 into Scorpio
Venus	10°37'49" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 30, 1904	Oct 25, 1904 into Sagittarius
Mars	4°53'30" Virgo	Direct	Oct 1, 1904	Nov 20, 1904 into Libra
Jupiter	26°25'25" Aries	Retrograde	Aug 31, 1904	Mar 7, 1905 into Taurus
Saturn	14°25'26" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	26°27'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°11'06" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	21°39'53" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	16°53'03" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on October 9, 1904

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 9, 01:49 UTC	Mercury enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 9, 05:25 UTC	New Moon in Libra	15°29' Libra
Oct 9, 06:59 UTC	Jupiter trine Uranus	Exact trine

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